Massed vs. distributed practice on the learning of the forehand and backhand drives in tennis
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Pamela Jean Schroeder (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Marie Riley
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of massed and distributed practice on the learning of the forehand and backhand drives in tennis. The study was conducted at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, during the spring term of 1968. The subjects were undergraduate women students in two beginning physical education tennis service classes. The twenty-eight subjects were matched in pairs according to their Scott Motor Ability Test scores and according to their past tennis experience. The entire experiment was conducted in a gymnasium. One class practiced the forehand drive against the wall for fifteen minutes twice a week for three weeks under massed conditions, while the other class practiced the forehand drive against the wall for fifteen minutes twice a week for three weeks under distributed conditions. The same procedure was followed for the backhand drive sessions except the two groups reversed conditions of practice.
Massed vs. distributed practice on the learning of the forehand and backhand drives in tennis
PDF (Portable Document Format)
9243 KB
Created on 1/1/1968
Views: 675
Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 1968