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. 2015 Aug 21;10(8):e0135522. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135522

Table 2. Overview answers regarding the use of focus of attention, manual guidance, environmental constraints, variation and the division of the skill into parts in implicit and explicit motor learning.

Elements Answer options Implicit 95% CI Explicit 95% CI
Focus of attention (n = 40) Internal: 10% 2.8%-23.7% 32.5% 18.6%-49.1%
External: 50% * 33.8%-66.2% 32.5% 18.6%-49.1%
Not applicable: 22.5% 10.8%-38.5% 2.5% 0.0%-13.2%
Depends on: 17.5% 7.3%-32.8% 32.5% 18.6%-49.1%
Manual Guidance (n = 40) Much: 2.5% 0.0%-13.2% 10% 2.8%-23.7%
Some: 10% 2.8%-23.7% 30% 16.6%-46.5%
Little: 17.5% 7.3%-32.8% 12.5% 4.2%-26.8%
No: 17.5% 7.3%-32.8% 2.5% 0.0%-13.2%
Not applicable: 12.5% 4.2%-26.8% 10% 2.8%-23.7%
Depends on: 40% 24.9%-56.7% 35% 20.6%-51.7%
Environmental constraints (n = 40) Highly constrained: 15% 5.7%-29.8% 7.5% 0.2%-20.4%
Somewhat constrained: 25% 12.7%-31.2% 35% 20.6%-51.7%
Few constraints: 25% 12.7%-31.2% 17.5% 7.3%-32.8%
No constraints: 7.5% 0.2%-20.4% 10% 2.8%-23.7%
Not applicable: - - 5% 0.6%-16.9%
Depends on: 27.5% 14.6%-43.9% 25% 12.7%-31.2%
Variation (n = 40) Much: 22.5% 10.8%-38.5% 32.5% 18.6%-49.1%
Some: 22.5% 10.8%-38.5% 17.5% 7.3%-32.8%
Little: 17.5% 7.3%-32.8% 22.5% 10.8%-38.5%
No: 2.5% 0.0%-13.2% - -
Not applicable: - - - -
Depends on: 35% 20.6%-51.7% 27.5% 14.6%-43.9%
Division of skill into parts (n = 40) Divide into parts: 5% 0.6%-16.9% 45% 29.3%-61.5%
Practice entire skill: 52.5% 36.1%-68.5% 12.5% 4.2%-26.8%
Not applicable: 12.5% 4.2%-26.8% 5% 0.6%-16.9%
Depends on: 30% 16.6%-46.5% 37.5% 22.7%-54.2%

*Answers for which ≥ 50% of the experts agreed are bold (trend).