Target Ball: Determining the Relationship between Bilateral Transfer and Repetition

Presentation Type

Poster/Portfolio

Presenter Major(s)

Accounting, Marketing, Business Administration, Business, General, International Business, Supply Chain Management

Mentor Information

Bradley Ambrose, ambroseb@gvsu.edu; James Scott, scottj@gvsu.edu

Department

Physics, Movement Science

Location

Henry Hall Atrium 64

Start Date

13-4-2011 2:00 PM

End Date

13-4-2011 3:00 PM

Keywords

Health and Wellness, Life Science, Physical Science

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast the level of improvement in subjects' motor skills through bilateral transfer and unilateral repetition. Past studies showed that training by means of either method has increased ability in subject performance. In this experiment, both methods were assessed under similar conditions to compare and contrast results. Between 30 and 40 college students were chosen as subjects, divided into four groups based on gender and learning method. This experiment had each subject throw a ping-pong ball at a board that resembled an archery target. The study had a pre-test, practice phase, and post-test for both transfer conditions. The bilateral transfer group performed the throwing action with their non-preferred hand, while the unilateral repetition group performed the same throwing action with their preferred hand. Using a t-test, the results of each subject's pre- and post-tests were analyzed to determine statistically significant differences.

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Target Ball: Determining the Relationship between Bilateral Transfer and Repetition

Henry Hall Atrium 64

The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast the level of improvement in subjects' motor skills through bilateral transfer and unilateral repetition. Past studies showed that training by means of either method has increased ability in subject performance. In this experiment, both methods were assessed under similar conditions to compare and contrast results. Between 30 and 40 college students were chosen as subjects, divided into four groups based on gender and learning method. This experiment had each subject throw a ping-pong ball at a board that resembled an archery target. The study had a pre-test, practice phase, and post-test for both transfer conditions. The bilateral transfer group performed the throwing action with their non-preferred hand, while the unilateral repetition group performed the same throwing action with their preferred hand. Using a t-test, the results of each subject's pre- and post-tests were analyzed to determine statistically significant differences.