Event Title
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.
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.