hen studying the educational process the area of practice and how it is performed is often a topic of interest. In physical education, instructors are invariably trying to find more efficient, successful methods of teaching motor skills to their students to improve learning, performance, and retention that are occurring. These methods of teaching will always involve some form of drill, rehearsal, or practice of the students. Specifically, in physical education, two types of practice are important: massed and distributed. Much research has been conducted in this area, and we shall concentrate on the topic of practice to provide information for the physical educators. We shall define massed and distributed practice, list advantages and limitations to each type of practice, discuss how these two methods of practice affect learning, performance, and retention, and examine past research findings concerning these two methods. W

Massed versus Distributed Practice: Which is Better?