During this exercise in class we were paired into groups or two and practiced both constant and varied schedules for throwing a beanbag into a hula hoop and trying our best to land on the circle placed in the middle of that hoop. Each participant had three trials and a retention test. All trials had 15 attempts to hit the target. The first two trials were followed by 1 minute breaks and the third was followed by a 5 minute break before performing a 5 throw retention test. Each throw was scored based on where the beanbag landed; 2 point for on the inner circle, 1 point for in or on the hula hoop, and 0 if the beanbag was not in or touching the hula hoop.
Constant practice is that where the person practices the same exercise over and over with no changing variables.
Varied practice is where the person practices the same exercise with changing variables.
For this exercise our changing variable was the distance from which the beanbag was thrown. During constant practice the beanbag was thrown from 5 meters away while during varied practice the beanbag was thrown from 4, 5, and 6 meters away rotating with every throw.
My partner, Susan, did the constant practice and her results are as follows:
Trial one:
9 of 15 attempts went in the hula hoop
1 of those 9 hit the inner circle
Trial two:
7 of 15 attempts went in the hula hoop
3 of the 7 hit the inner circle
Trial Three:
5 of 15 attempts went in the hula hoop
1 of the 5 hit the inner circle
Retention Test:
2 of the 5 attempts went into the hula hoop
1 of the 2 hit the inner circle
Susan's overall total was 29, while mine was 44.
Having the retention test placed at the 5 meter mark, Susan's outcome should have been better than my outcome. If the retention test required us to throw from varied distances then my score should beat Susan's because I will have learned how hard to throw the beanbag from each distance.
Factors that may have influenced these results would be previous athletic ability and surrounding groups and their distraction partners .
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