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Transfer

Statement of the Problem

The purpose of this lab experiment is to determine whether positive transfer occurs from the experience of rolling a golf ball toward a target to learning to putt a golf ball to a target.

Reference

Chapter 7

Materials Needed

• 10 golf balls• Putter• Individual Data Sheet• Group Data Sheet• Smooth carpeted area 10 ft. long and 27 in. wide outlined in chalk as depicted in

Figure 1. Each numerical box is 4" long by 9"wide.

Figure 1 Modified Clevett (1931) putting test layout.

Procedures

The objective of this task is to putt the ball into the 10 point square.

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Form two groups. Group 1 (Experimental group) will roll the ball from the starting line, attempting to have it stop on the 10 point square. Twenty trials will be performed. No data will be recorded. Group 2 (Control group) receives no practice.

Next, participants in both the Experimental and Control groups will perform 10 trials putting the ball in an attempt to land it in the 10 point square. Form pairs with one partner performing the task while the other records the numerical value of the resting place of the ball on the Individual Data Sheet. The �rst participant should complete all trials before students switch roles.

Results

1. Calculate your mean score for the putting test by adding all of your scores anddividing by the number of trials (10).

2. Gather the individual scores for each participant of the two groups. Record eachparticipant’s mean score into the corresponding column (Experimental or Control)on the Group Data Sheet.

3. Calculate each group’s mean score.4. Create a bar graph at www.onlinecharttool.com/graph?selected_graph=bar

to illustrate the group scores. 5. Use the formula on the Group Data Sheet to quantify the percentage of transfer.

Discussion

1. Did positive transfer occur for the experimental group?2. Do the results justify the time spent on the lead-up activity? Explain.

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Name: Date:

Individual Data Sheet

Trial Score 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

MEAN

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Name: Date:

Group 1 Data Sheet Group 2 Data Sheet

Participant Mean Score

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MEAN

Participant Mean Score

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

MEAN

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