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KIN 3513 LAB 3
Novice - Expert Performance Differences
Introduction
Purpose: To become familiar with specific performance characteristic differences
between novices and experts performing the same skill.
Textbook Reading Chapter 12
Task
The task is to find two people who perform the same skill but one is a novice (beginner)
while the other is an expert (highly skilled). Observe each person perform the skill and
report observations on the lab report form. [To adapt this to a physical rehabilitation
context, the "novice" can be a patient who is just beginning rehab for a skill; the expert
is a person not in therapy and can do the skill well.]
Some examples of skills to observe: serving a tennis ball; batting a baseball;
competitive weight lifting lift; throwing darts; a dance step or routine; transferring from a
bed to a wheelchair; using a walker; ascending or descending stairs; handwriting.
Procedures
Select a motor skill you are interested in. You should know, or be able to find, two
people who perform this skill: one who can be classified as a novice and one as an
expert. Both must be willing to perform the skill while you observe.
Observe the novice and the expert independently. Have each perform the skill 5 times
while you observe. Observe the expert first if possible. This will help you know what to
look for when you observe the novice.