Effect generic and non-generic feedback on Motor Learning basketball free throw in Children

Non-generic feedback refers to a specific event and that task performance is the reason to the acquisition of skills and implies that performance is malleable, while generic feedback implies that task performance reflects an inherent ability. The Goal of this study was to determine the generic and non-generic feedback effects on children’s motor learning basketball free throw. This research was semi-experimental. For this purpose sixty children of Tehran (30 girls and 30 boys) aged 9-13 years participated in the study and were randomly divided into four groups of 15 individuals. Subjects performed six basketball free throw in the acquisition (Two blocks of three trials). Which after the third throw, According to the group of subjects received a positive feedback (generic or non-generic) and also after the Sixth throw, negative feedback. After half an hour was immediate retention in the same way. Data were analyzed by using two way ANOVA and repeated measures. Results showed that non-generic feedback was significantly more effective than generic feedback and shows more improvement in Performance. The present results demonstrate the importance of the wording of feedback, although these terms might not have an immediate effect on performance but by enhance motivation, poor performance is purportedly.