| Titel: | Early expertise development and transitions in a nonuniversal domain: A multi-method approach |
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| Autor: | Hao, H |
| Mediengruppe: | dissertation |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering |
| Jahr: | 2006 |
| Band: | 66 |
| Heft: | --- |
| Seiten: | --- |
| Sprache: | English |
| Abstract: | Contributing to research on development from novice to expert, the present study looked at how yoga is learned in order to describe changes in the trajectories of various skill elements. The study used self-report journals of ten female undergraduates beginning the study of yoga. To examine how learning and development take place in the yoga domain, a multi-faceted approach was used: (1) a domain analysis of yoga based on journal data identified basic aspects of domain expertise and levels of change; (2) a histogram-like configuration analysis of change adapted from nonuniversal theory; (3) a microdevelopmental analysis and (4) a dynamic theory model, State Space Grids (SSGs). The domain analysis identified six elements of the yoga domain and their level changes. Each of these elements was found to change along the dimensions of automaticity and awareness. For each element, systematic changes in levels were revealed when data was plotted using histogram-like configurations. During the eight weeks of learning yoga, there was an increase in automaticity and awareness. Serial transition phases were identified but modal levels and level mixture appeared weak. The research found certain elements (such as posture and general knowledge of yoga) to have pulling roles for other elements. With a microdevelopmental analysis, these elements appeared to have large fluctuations that reflect the progress of elements in the learning process. These fluctuations revealed the systematic differences in developmental range in the early period and in the later period. By comparing the trajectories between performance and awareness in the microdevelopmental approach, the research identified various interaction patterns during the transition from lower levels to higher levels. When examined with the dynamic system model, State Space Grid, the dimensions of automaticity and awareness in various elements appeared in several stabilized spaces, but were not statistically significant. The three methods handles time differently, with different conceptual models of learning, the study was able to present a more rounded picture of the development of expertise in yoga than the use of any one model alone could do. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved) |