TY - JOUR
T1 - An analysis of the working memories of expert sport instructors
AU - McCullick, Bryan
AU - Schempp, Paul
AU - Hsu, Shan Hui
AU - Jung, Jin Hong
AU - Vickers, Brad
AU - Schuknecht, Greg
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - A distinguishing characteristic of expert teachers appears to be an excellent memory (Berliner, 1986; Tan, 1997). Possessing an excellent memory aids experts in building a substantial knowledge base relative to teaching and learning. Despite its importance, the memory skills of expert teachers have yet to be investigated. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze the working memories of expert sport instructors. Forty-three expert teachers served as subjects for this study. Each teacher was shown a series of slides depicting play and instructional situations in their respective domains. The test required that the subjects view a slide for 5 seconds and then recall as much as they could from the slide. The audio taped responses were transcribed and then analyzed inductively using Huberman and Miles' (1995) four-stage analysis framework to draw themes and commonalities from the data. The findings revealed three themes of experts' working memories: a) voluminous and rich, b) a dominant order, and c) include a thorough skill analysis. There is support for Berliner (1986) and Tan's (1997) contention that experts have excellent memories, arrange their knowledge in a hierarchical manner, and are able to discern the important from the unimportant.
AB - A distinguishing characteristic of expert teachers appears to be an excellent memory (Berliner, 1986; Tan, 1997). Possessing an excellent memory aids experts in building a substantial knowledge base relative to teaching and learning. Despite its importance, the memory skills of expert teachers have yet to be investigated. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to analyze the working memories of expert sport instructors. Forty-three expert teachers served as subjects for this study. Each teacher was shown a series of slides depicting play and instructional situations in their respective domains. The test required that the subjects view a slide for 5 seconds and then recall as much as they could from the slide. The audio taped responses were transcribed and then analyzed inductively using Huberman and Miles' (1995) four-stage analysis framework to draw themes and commonalities from the data. The findings revealed three themes of experts' working memories: a) voluminous and rich, b) a dominant order, and c) include a thorough skill analysis. There is support for Berliner (1986) and Tan's (1997) contention that experts have excellent memories, arrange their knowledge in a hierarchical manner, and are able to discern the important from the unimportant.
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U2 - 10.1123/jtpe.25.2.149
DO - 10.1123/jtpe.25.2.149
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33646393788
SN - 0273-5024
VL - 25
SP - 149
EP - 165
JO - Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
JF - Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
IS - 2
ER -