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Role of contextual interference and mental engagement on learning / Phillip D. Tomporowski, Bryan A. McCullick and Michael Horvat.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tomporowski, Phillip D., 1948-
- Series:
- Perspectives on cognitive psychology.
- Perspectives on cognitive psychology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Learning.
- Learning, Psychology of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (69 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Evidence obtained from several research areas has led to renewed interest in the association between games which require moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and the emergence of children's executive function. This book describes how skill learning conditions influence the emergence and development of basic cognitive processes.
- Contents:
- Games and the transfer of knowledge
- Learning and student engagement
- Converging evidence for the role of contextual interference in learning
- Physical activity and executive function
- The learning curve and mental engagement
- Physical activity games: connecting the science to the teaching of physical education
- Physical education today: what was old is new again
- Final comments.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61668-605-7
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