Coordination is learned. Sometimes actions are performed by trial and error, then adjustments are made based on feedback from the performance itself. That is, we try to do something, it does not quite work, we try it again in a slightly different way; it is better and we repeat this process until the actions are correct and smooth.
I will imitate the instructor by following her as she executes one parallel turn on downhill skis.
We will practice making one edge of a board smooth and straight suing a jack plane.
The simulation level is the first physical step in psychomotor performance. By following guidelines, modeling themselves after an expert, or trial and error practice, students acquire the skills necessary to go on.
Hauenstein’s third level is called conformation. Skills are sufficiently practiced so as to conform to a standard or criteria. This level is also similar to Simpson’s guided response. Repeated practice, accompanied by feedback leads to a performance having the necessary qualities and characteristics of the skill.
I will learn to receive a football hike from the center, back step, read the field and pass on target.
We will practice plucking guitar strings in the correct sequence.
You should be able to type a page from manuscript using Word perfect within a specified tine and within defined accuracy limits.
At the conformation level aptitudes and actions are integrated into a complex pattern or task. Reading copy and typing are integrated. The action is standardized in that it meets certain criteria and is recognized as being executed. We are interested in not just typing a page, but typing it quickly and well.
At Hauenstein’s fourth level, production, the behaviors learned through imitation and practice become habitual of routine. In