Communicating Dynamic Behaviors in Basketball: The Role of Verbal Instructions and Arrow Symbols. Issue 2 (2nd April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Khacharem, Aïmen; Trabelsi, Khaled; Zoudji, Bachir; Kalyuga, Slava
• Is Part Of: Research quarterly for exercise and sport. Volume 91:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 219
• Page End: 227
• Publication Date: 2020-04-02
• Subjects: Verbal instructions -- expertise reversal effect -- redundancy effect -- cognitive load theory -- tactical instructions; Physical education and training -- Periodicals; Health education -- Periodicals; Recreation -- Periodicals; Physical Education and Training -- Periodicals; Sports -- Periodicals; Exercise -- Periodicals; Education -- Periodicals; Lichamelijke opvoeding; Sport; Exercice -- Périodiques; Sports -- Périodiques; 613.7105
• DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2019.1657553
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0270-1367

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Guided by cognitive load theory and cognitive theory of multimedia learning, the purpose of this study was to evaluate players' ability to integrate dynamic information presented under different conditions: a verbal condition, in which instructions were given orally; a visual condition, in which instructions were shown using arrow symbols; and a redundant condition, in which both visual and verbal instructions were presented simultaneously. Method: In a 2 × 3 design, we asked basketball players with varied levels of skill (less-skilled, skilled) to rate their invested mental effort and to perform a recall test after learning from either the verbal, visual or redundant condition. Results: Results demonstrated that the less-skilled players benefited more from the redundant condition, whereas the skilled participants benefited more from the visual condition. Conclusion: Recommendations for improving instructional design techniques aimed at the transmission of tactical instructions in team games are proposed.