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A Farsi1, Zeinab H Bahmanbegloo2, B Abdoli1
1Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Sports Science and Exercise Laboratory, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of observing point-light and video models and physical practice on learning a crouch start.
Method:
Thirty-two female students were randomly assigned into point-light, video, physical practice, and control groups. They performed 10 trials in pretest, 160 trials in acquisition phase, and 10 trials in 24-hour retention test. Kinematic features and reaction time were measured as dependent variables.
Results:
Results showed that physical practice group performed better than other groups in reaction time and range of motion of trunk and observational groups performed better than control groups in reaction time and range of motion of knee.
Conclusion:
The results confirm the positive effects of observational practice on motor learning.
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