Imagery is an individual and cognitive process (Morris, Spittle, & Watt, 2005). This study has therefore qualitatively examined following objectives: (1) elite powerlifters imagery experiences and (2) if elite powerlifters use imagery deliberately. Five elite powerlifters participated in the study (3 men, 2 women), they were 21-37 years old (M = 27.6; SD = 6.1). The Individual Profile of Imagery Experiences in Sport (IPIES; Weibull, 2008b) was modified and used to meet the objectives for the study. Imagery was used by all elite powerlifters. Several imagery patterns were experienced, and the most common one was Good lift. A few imagery patterns were used by more than one individual; they were however experienced in different ways. The most common purpose was to increase motivation. Through imagery the powerlifters experienced both positive and negative effects. The negative effect was reported in spontaneous imagery, which was experienced by three powerlifters. Deliberate practice was categorized from several imagery patterns experienced by three powerlifters. This study supports the Analytical framework of imagery experiences (Weibull, in press). / Visualisering är en individuell, inre kognitiv process (Morris, Spittle, & Watt, 2005). Denna studie har därför kvalitativt undersökt följande syften: (1) elitstyrkelyftares visualiseringsupplevelser samt (2) om elitstyrkelyftare använder visualisering avsiktligt. I studien deltog 5 elitstyrkelyftare (3 män, 2 kvinnor) som var 21-37 år gamla (M = 27.6; SD = 6.1). Individual Profile of Imagery Experiences in Sport (IPIES; Weibull, 2008b) modifierades och användes för att uppnå studiens syften. Visualisering användes av samtliga styrkelyftare. Flera olika visualiseringsmönster upplevdes, vanligast var Bra lyft. Vissa visualiseringsmönster upplevdes av flera styrkelyftare, dock på olika sätt. Vanligaste syftet för visualiseringsanvändande var att öka motivation. Visualisering upplevdes ge både positiva och negativa effekter. Negativa effekter upplevdes av spontan visualisering som rapporterades av tre styrkelyftare. Ett antal visualiseringsmönster klassificerades som avsiktlig träning hos tre styrkelyftare. Denna studie stödjer den Analytiska referensramen för visualiseringsupplevelser (Weibull, i tryck).

This study examined the degree and frequency to which school counselors' utilized accountability measures and deliberate practice and their impact on perceived levels of counselor self-efficacy, as well as, perceived levels of student academic success. This study attempted to answer several critical questions regarding school counselor accountability and deliberate practice. It assessed the relationship between receipt of formal training in the American School Counseling Association Model (ASCA) or another counseling model and likelihood of using ASCA principles, the relationship between years of work experience and use of accountability measures and deliberate practice, the relationship between use of accountability measures and deliberate practice on perceived levels of counselor self-efficacy, and the relationship between use of accountability measures and deliberate practice on perceived levels of student academic success; that is the degree to which counselors' believe their services impact students' outcomes. This study included a national sample of 1,084 currently practicing school counselors who were members of ASCA and responded to a web-based survey on school counselor practices. Three of the four hypotheses were either partially or fully supported and one hypothesis was unsupported by the findings. The first hypothesis was fully supported in that participants who received formal ASCA training were found to be more likely to implement ASCA principles (accountability measures and deliberate practice) on a regular basis. The second hypothesis was unsupported by the findings, which indicated years of accumulative school counseling experience would be positively associated with use of ASCA principles. The third hypothesis was partially supported in that, years of work experience and use of accountability measures would be positively associated with increased levels of perceived self-efficacy, while deliberate practice was found to have no relationship with perceived levels of self-efficacy. The fourth hypothesis was fully supported by the findings in that an inverse relationship was found between years of work experience and student outcomes and a positive relationship existed between use of accountability measures and deliberate practice and student outcomes. Limitations to this study include lack of generalizability, self-reporting, and missing data. The findings of this study can only be generalized to working school counselors who work at the K-12 level. Additionally, self-reporting was a limitation due to bias and missing data is a limitation due to participants agreeing to participate, starting the survey, but failing to complete the entire survey. Suggestions for future research include conducting other national surveys that incorporate questions asking participants how long they have been following a national counseling framework and if they believe utilizing these ASCA principles improves their work performance. Other future suggestions included conducting studies on the best way to train counselors to use ASCA principles in order to enhance their work performance. Lastly, future studies need to be conducted in order to determine which interventions elicit the most positive outcomes for students to achieve academic excellence. This study also provided contributions to the field of counseling. Results of this study provide insight for working school counselors, counselor education programs, and professional associations regarding the beliefs of school counselors pertaining to the impact that utilizing accountability measures and deliberate practice have on perceived levels of counselor self-efficacy, as well as, perceived levels of student outcomes.

O presente trabalho avaliou a aplicabilidade do modelo de guias de execução de Roger Chaffin como estratégia para a memorização do segundo movimento da sonata para piano nº 2 de Dmitri Shostakovich. Foi realizado uma autorreflexão sobre o processo de aprendizagem no qual a própria autora é o sujeito do estudo. A metodologia incluiu o registro escrito das sessões de estudo, gravações em áudio e vídeo das apresentações públicas, confecção de planilhas e gráficos da ocorrência de falhas nas apresentações assim como a elaboração de outras estratégias para memorizar trechos específicos. Os resultados demonstram que o estudo deliberado apoiado nos recursos utilizados contribuiu para a recuperação da memória na execução. / The present dissertation evaluated the applicability of Roger Chaffin´s performance cues as a strategy for the memorization of the Second Movement of Shostakovich’s Second Piano Sonata. A case study was conducted in which the author is the subject of the study. The methodology included the written record of the practice sessions, audio and video recordings of public performances, use of spreadsheets and graphs showing memory failures during public performances, as well as the development of other strategies to memorize specific passages of the chosen work. The results show that deliberate practice supported by the selected resources contributed to the memory retrieval while playing.

O presente trabalho avaliou a aplicabilidade do modelo de guias de execução de Roger Chaffin como estratégia para a memorização do segundo movimento da sonata para piano nº 2 de Dmitri Shostakovich. Foi realizado uma autorreflexão sobre o processo de aprendizagem no qual a própria autora é o sujeito do estudo. A metodologia incluiu o registro escrito das sessões de estudo, gravações em áudio e vídeo das apresentações públicas, confecção de planilhas e gráficos da ocorrência de falhas nas apresentações assim como a elaboração de outras estratégias para memorizar trechos específicos. Os resultados demonstram que o estudo deliberado apoiado nos recursos utilizados contribuiu para a recuperação da memória na execução. / The present dissertation evaluated the applicability of Roger Chaffin´s performance cues as a strategy for the memorization of the Second Movement of Shostakovich’s Second Piano Sonata. A case study was conducted in which the author is the subject of the study. The methodology included the written record of the practice sessions, audio and video recordings of public performances, use of spreadsheets and graphs showing memory failures during public performances, as well as the development of other strategies to memorize specific passages of the chosen work. The results show that deliberate practice supported by the selected resources contributed to the memory retrieval while playing.

O presente trabalho avaliou a aplicabilidade do modelo de guias de execução de Roger Chaffin como estratégia para a memorização do segundo movimento da sonata para piano nº 2 de Dmitri Shostakovich. Foi realizado uma autorreflexão sobre o processo de aprendizagem no qual a própria autora é o sujeito do estudo. A metodologia incluiu o registro escrito das sessões de estudo, gravações em áudio e vídeo das apresentações públicas, confecção de planilhas e gráficos da ocorrência de falhas nas apresentações assim como a elaboração de outras estratégias para memorizar trechos específicos. Os resultados demonstram que o estudo deliberado apoiado nos recursos utilizados contribuiu para a recuperação da memória na execução. / The present dissertation evaluated the applicability of Roger Chaffin´s performance cues as a strategy for the memorization of the Second Movement of Shostakovich’s Second Piano Sonata. A case study was conducted in which the author is the subject of the study. The methodology included the written record of the practice sessions, audio and video recordings of public performances, use of spreadsheets and graphs showing memory failures during public performances, as well as the development of other strategies to memorize specific passages of the chosen work. The results show that deliberate practice supported by the selected resources contributed to the memory retrieval while playing.

This thesis explored relationships (1) between composite and constituent processes of self-regulated learning (SRL) and three sport performance groups, (2) between SRL and different practice variables, and (3) whether these associations depended on an athlete’s consideration of future consequences (CFC). Athletes (N = 272; 200 males; 18-35 yrs; M practice = 13.55 hours/week) completed survey measures for SRL, weekly training including deliberate practice (DP), performance level and CFC. Higher scores in composite SRL were associated with a greater chance of belonging to an elite group, compared to a less-elite and a recreationally competitive group. Self-monitoring predicted greater likelihood of membership in less-elite and elite groups compared to the recreationally competitive group. Self-monitoring predicted greater engagement in total DP hours, and DP in supervised and unsupervised settings. Effort, self-efficacy, and planning were notable in some results, but contributions were less significant. CFC had no moderating effect, however it was correlated with SRL.

This exposition provides the insight of indeterminacy during improvisation, as well as the reflection process of how I converted my problems-solving skills to planned improvisation during the adverse filming condition of my graduation feature film production. I define Improvisation as a way to be adaptive and flexible in uncertainty, while problem- solving as a solution to overcome the obstacles faced. I started from an ambitious goal by making a feature length hybrid film for my graduation showcase in my two years of master study. Facing problems like lack of money, insufficient network to find talents and limited time to acquire local knowledge of the working styles in the country, I met a lot of challenges. When I solved the problems one by one within this filmmaking process, I gradually realized I relied quite a lot on improvisation. It does not only apply on the set when I worked with the actors, but also on scriptwriting, crew recruiting, locations scouting, shots creation, etc. The turning point for me to change from coincidental (unplanned) improvisation (because it is needed with problem solving) to deliberate (planned) improvisation started from my second half of principal photography (or simply called production/filming) stage because more uncertainty emerged and I started to get used to such style. At the end, I made two versions of the films with different levels of improvisational practice. I will reflect my whole filmmaking process and its connection with improvisation from my film products.

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School music ensembles have the potential to provide a space where students can develop a strong sense of belonging and relatedness. A sense of belonging and relatedness has been shown to be an important factor in helping students avoid social isolation and its attendant issues of poor academic performance, lack of motivation, and behavioral problems. Particularly within a music education context, however, little is known about how fulfilling the need for belonging and relatedness might have a positive impact in the music classroom. In order to address this research gap, I used self-determination theory to test the hypothetical links among students’ perception of teacher support for relatedness, perceived relatedness satisfaction, general prosocial behavior, and music practice quantity and quality. I surveyed a sample of 749 high school band students about their perceptions of the band classroom and their band-related behaviors. Path analysis was then used to test the hypothetical model. As hypothesized, the findings of this study indicate a strong relationship between relatedness support and relatedness satisfaction. Results also show that relatedness support—through relatedness satisfaction—predicted certain general prosocial behaviors (compliant and public) and music practice quality. Also, relatedness need fulfillment was negatively associated with music practice quantity. These results indicate that teacher support for relatedness in band may play an important role in promoting other positive outcomes such as increased prosocial behavior and higher-quality music practice. This study also shows continued evidence for the viability of using self-determination theory to understand the motivational processes at work in the music classroom.

We examined the effects of deliberate practice (DP) in teaching motivational interviewing (MI) helping skills to 45 upper-level undergraduate students in a semester-long course using an experimental crossover waitlist design. Students participated in a three-hour MI skills workshop focused on open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries (OARS) and engaged in ongoing practice throughout the semester. Students video-recorded four skill demonstrations involving real-life changes with a volunteer client, addressing behavioral change. Pre- and post-workshop video recordings were analyzed to evaluate changes in reflective listening skills and the overall consistency of using MI OARS skills. The results revealed significant increases in reflections-to-questions ratio, consistency in using MI OARS skills, and decreased use of statements that were inconsistent with MI. Additionally, students reported increased learning and self-efficacy in using MI skills. These findings suggest that integrating DP into undergraduate courses enhances the frequency and proficiency of MI-helping skills among undergraduate students preparing for the helping professions. The practical implications extend to preparing students for graduate programs or careers in the helping professions. Public Significance: This study highlights the potential benefits of incorporating DP with MI in undergraduate courses. By using experiential methods to introduce students to MI and its principles, this approach may lay the foundation for developing greater confidence and a solid foundation for building advanced helping skills as novices prepare to enter graduate programs in the helping professions.