Ecological Task Analysis—An Approach to Teaching Physical Education

Balan, Christine M.; Davis, Walter E.

doi:10.1080/07303084.1993.10607352

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“…Therefore, if one of the constraints is changed, the performer's performance outcome will be changed as well [2][3][4]. For example, if a pitcher threw an inside pitch to a batter, the batter could use an open stride to hit the ball.…”

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“…However, if the pitcher threw an outside pitch to the batter instead, the batter could then change his stride to the closed stride and still be able to accomplish the same task goal of hitting the ball. Hence, there is more than one movement solution to accomplish the task [2][3][4]. This type of analysis provides an intrinsic motivation to the performer and uses a performer-oriented approach [4].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Conversely, in traditional task analysis, the instructor describes and identifies the components of the task, and the performer is instructed to accomplish the task in a sequence of specific steps and movements [2]. The instructor directs the performer to accomplish the task with only one best possible biomechanical movement pattern, so the traditional task analysis uses a teacher-oriented approach [3].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Ecological task analysis (ETA) uses a dynamic system approach to examine the stability and change of a performer's movement form as a result of dynamic interactions between the performer, environment and task [2,3]. In sport settings, the performer constraint is the characteristics of the performer (player) such as strength and skill levels [2][3][4]. Environmental constraint is the environmental condition in which the performer performs the task.…”

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“…Davis & Burton [2] developed ecological task analysis based on the approach taken by Newell [1]. Ecological task analysis (ETA) uses a dynamic system approach to examine the stability and change of a performer's movement form as a result of dynamic interactions between the performer, environment and task [2,3]. In sport settings, the performer constraint is the characteristics of the performer (player) such as strength and skill levels [2][3][4].…”

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The Examination of Slo-pitch Hitting Movement Coordination

Wu¹

2017

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This study developed an interdisciplinary approach by utilizing the principles of ecological task analysis and movement coordination from areas of motor leaning and biomechanics to examine the skill of slo-pitch softball hitting. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of a task constraint, stride technique, and an environmental constraint, pitched ball location, on the participants' movement patterns. Ten elite male softball players participated in the study and a two-way ANOVA of 2 locations of pitch (inside and outside) x 3 strides (open, parallel and closed) repeated measure study was conducted. The results showed that participants demonstrated different joint movements and different coordination patterns in slo-pitch hitting. Hence, this study supports the rationale of ecological task analysis. Further, a Euclidean distance analysis was conducted to evaluate the degree of dissimilarity between the individual and group mean results in attempt to better understand the generalizability. The results indicated that participants generally showed a low degree of dissimilarity; hence, coaches and educators may apply the findings to other players. A similar interdisciplinary approach is warranted for future research studies on other sport skills or health conditions in order to better understand the mechanics of human motion.

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