Impact of Skill Classification on the Structure of Practice for Learning

• Whole practice


  Practising a skill its entirety eg sub routine A B and C all together
• Whole-part-whole practice


  Demonstrating the skill in its entirety, eg ABC, to identify a specific weakness. Practising the weakness in isolation eg B. The putting it all back together again, eg ABC
• Progressive part practice


  Learning the first part of a skill before adding parts one at a time eg A, B, AB, C, ABC. Sometimes called chaining
• Distributed practice


  Practising with rest intervals
• Massed practice


  Practising without rest interval
• Mental practice


  Rehearsing a skill in your head with no physical movement. Can be done from an internal perspective eg looking from within yourself or external perspective eg like watching yourself on TV
• Variable practice


  Repeatedly changing practice type, drills, or situation