Table 2 Terminology for Motor Learning & Practice Schedules
From: A framework for rehabilitation for older adults living with dementia
Declarative / Explicit Learning | Integrating cognitive strategies with motor practice (e.g., attention to & awareness of movement, verbally describing / narrating movement, reflecting on / assessing movement, comparing to previous performance) |
Repetitive Practice: | Multiple recurring trials of movement strategy |
Consistent Practice: | Similar movement strategy from trial to trial |
Constant Practice: | Similar task parameters from trial to trial (e.g., practice sit to stand from favorite chair) |
Variable Practice: | Different task parameters from trial to trial (e.g., practice sit to stand from multiple chairs of varying surface, height, compliance, & stability) |
Blocked Practice: | Cluster and complete trials for one task prior to moving to next task (e.g., complete transfer training before initiating gait training) |
Random Practice: | Intermingle task activities within practice session (e.g., integrate mobility, transfer, and gait activities throughout session) |
Massed Practice: | More practice than rest in a session |
Distributed Practice: | More rest than practice in a session |