Abstract
This study investigated whether the benefits of distributed practice and observation could afford two trainees the same level of elective performance as an individual with all hands-on practice on a complex skill. In this two-part study, a total of 156 anticipates were randomly assigned to either an Individual protocol, Alternate Play and Observe (APO-Dyad) protons Observation Only dyad (OO-Dyad) protocol, Observed Player (OP) protocol or the Alternate Play and Rest (APR) protocol Consistent with the research hypotheses in Study 1, the analyses revealed no significant difference between the APO-Dyad, Individual, and OP protocol on acquisition scores. The OO-Dyad protocol participants performed significantly lower than the Individual, APO-Dyad, and OP protocol, as expected. In Study 2, the Individual, APO-Dyad and APR-Dyad did not differ significantly on the acquisition scores. Several limitations and implications of the present study are discussed.
Paulus, Leigh Ellen (1999). Dyadic protocols and the acquisition of complex skills. Master's thesis, Texas A&M University. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /ETD -TAMU -1999 -THESIS -P40.