The Use of Self‐modeling to Improve the Swimming Performance of Spina Bifida Children

Abstract

The use of edited videotape replay (which showed only "positive" behaviors) to improve the water skills of three spina bifida children, aged 5 to 10 years was examined. A multiple baseline across subjects design was used, and behavioral changes were observed to occur in close association with intervention. One child was given successive reapplications of videotaped self-modeling with continuing improvements. It appears that a useful practical technique has been developed.

Self-modeling as an intervention to increase student classroom participation

“…After the intervention Student 3 "participates frequently, contributes ideas, shows class how to do things, and did a computer demonstration for another class." Discussion Self-modeling has been shown to be successful in altering a myriad of behaviors (e.g., Dowrick & Dove, 1980). The results of this study support the use of this procedure as an effective intervention to in-crease classroom participation.…”

The impact of self-as-a-model interventions on children's self-regulation of learning and swimming performance

“…For example, other research has used shorter interventions with a distributed practice schedule (Starek & McCullagh, 1999). Also, swimming skills appear to benefit from self-modelling (Dowrick & Dove, 1980), but other motor skills have not shown such a benefit (Winfrey & Weeks, 1993). Future research should investigate the influences of these variables on self-modelling.…”

“…For example, researchers have used selfmodelling interventions with disabled children learning both swimming skills (Dowrick & Dove, 1980) and daily living skills (Dowrick & Raeburn, 1995), as well as with able-bodied adults learning sportspecific skills such as volleyball (Ram & McCullagh, 2003), swimming (Starek & McCullagh, 1999), gymnastics (Winfrey & Weeks, 1993), weight lifting, and juggling (Franks & Maile, 1991). Most of this research evaluated the effectiveness of self-modelling interventions in improving physical skill performance and raising self-efficacy beliefs.…”

Perceived usefulness of mirrored video self-modeling in the development of bilateral competence in elite team-sports

“…The application of mirrored videos is a version of video self-modelling (VSM). Video self-modelling refers to the observation of videos of oneself engaged in only adaptive behaviour (Dowrick & Dove, 1980). The videos applied in VSM are either selected, showing only successful actions, or edited in order to show the person performing the desired skill.…”