The present study was designed to suggest some teaching methods for improving the ability of retention and effective instruction in dance learning through consideration of the detailed review of literature which are clarified by some learning psycholo...
The present study was designed to suggest some teaching methods for improving the ability of retention and effective instruction in dance learning through consideration of the detailed review of literature which are clarified by some learning psychologists on retention and forgetting, primacy-recency effects, and teaching methods of learning affecting dance learning.
The summaries of this study on the ability of retention and the effective teaching methods in dance learning are as follows;
1. Improvement in the ability of retention:
(1) The learning tasks should be organized and recognized significantly to dance learners.
(2) The quantities of learning tasks should be programmed in moderation to the ability of information conduct of dance learners.
(3) The mental rehearsal during the rest periods should be helped effectively in dance learning.
(4) It should be effective to dance learning to learn a combination to learning tasks with teaching various steps after teaching first the intermediate part with difficult retention.
2. Teaching methods of learning tasks:
(1) The whole method should be more effective for the learning tasks composed with a small quantity and easy and simple movements(Folk dance).
(2) The repetitive part method should be more effective for the learning tasks composed with a large quantity and easy and simple movements(Aerobics).
(3) The massed part method should be more effective for the learning tasks needed a static and specific muscular contraction(Ballet, Modern dance).
(4) The part method should be more effective for the early stage of learning and the whole method should be more effective for the advanced stage of learning.
In conclusion, the dance learners should be improved the retention ability of learning tasks correctly and quickly, and it should be strictly recommended to adapt the suitable learning methods for the improvement of retention ability.