Effect of Self-Controlled and Regulated Feedback on Motor Skill Performance and Learning: A Meta-Analytic Study
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Judith Jimenez-Diaz1,2, Karla Chaves-Castro1,2, Maria Morera-Castro3
1Escuela de Educación Física y Deportes, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to use the meta-analytic approach to assess the effectiveness of self-controlled (SC) and regulated (R) feedback on motor skill performance (MSP). Random effects model using the standardized mean difference effect size (ES) was used to pool results. A total of 86 ES, retrieved from 18 studies, were calculated and separated into three types of feedback: SC, R, and yoked group (YG). In acquisition phase, SC (ES = 1.872; CI = 1.014, 2.730), R (ES = 0.852; CI = 0.614, 1.090), and YG (ES = 1.492; CI = 0.266, 2.718) significantly improved MSP. In retention phase, SC and YG had a nonsignificant decrease in MSP, R (ES = -0.819; CI = -1.207, -0.430) significantly decrease MSP. Several factors were analyzed as moderator variables. Results suggest that SC feedback enhances learning.
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