Describe one dimensional and two dimensional classifications
Describe one dimensional and two dimensional classifications of motor skills (Cf. Gentile, 2000). What arguments would you give in favor (or against) Gentile’s classification of these skills. Give examples to elucidate your arguments.
GENTILE’S TWO-DIMENSIONS TAXONOMY
To overcome this limitation, Gentile (2000) broadened the one-dimension approach by considering two general characteristics of all skills: (1) the environmental context in which the person performs the skill and (2) the function of the action characterizing the skill.
