Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2013/Self-confidence and sport

Possible references

FYI, this looks like it should be one of the key references for this chapter: The relative impact of cognitive anxiety and self-confidence upon sport performance: a meta-analysis. Also check out work by Herbert Marsh in relation to self-concept and sport (including the "big fish little pond effect"). Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 13:10, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Hi Michael, I have been checking in on your chapter as I'm particularly interested in your topic. It swings on a different angle to my Power Motivation topic and look forward to the aspect of James' suggestion of the "big fish little pond effect".Sammarris (discuss • contribs) 04:48, 23 October 2013 (UTC)

Heading Casings

Hi Michael! Your page is good, and I am particularly interested in having a read of the finished topic, as I have taken a sporting approach on my topic Motivational Contagion and believe that these two topics would share some similarities. Through reading other peoples pages, I have notices James comment about heading conventions on Wikiversity, noting that heading should be lower case after the initial upper case letter at the start of the heading. James has posted this on the Aggression discussion page and may be worth a look!! Good luck with all man!TomMarvoloRiddle (discuss • contribs) 05:49, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Possible internal links?

These two related wikiversity pages might be useful to add to your "see also" heading.

• https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Motivation_and_emotion/Book/2011/Self-image
• https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Motivation_and_emotion/Book/2013/Self-confidence

U3054911 (discuss • contribs) 11:02, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

Your chapter looks awesome. Good work!! Bilbo Baggins (discuss • contribs) 05:56, 2 November 2013 (UTC)

Final product

Hi Michael! Really enjoyed reading your chapter just then! Well organised and written :) As a sportsman myself I found this topic quite interesting and highlighted some areas that I had often thought about - e.g the highs and lows of sports confidence and if too much confidence can impede sports performance! Great job man, good final product!! TomMarvoloRiddle (discuss • contribs) 23:46, 5 November 2013 (UTC)

Chapter review and feedback

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Overall Overall, this is a solid chapter which explains self-confidence in the context of sport and sport performance. The chapter is to be commended for tackling a relatively novel topic. The main areas for improvement are in the quality of written expression (mainly grammar, but also use of wiki features such as wiki links), expanding on theoretical explanations for why high sport performers tend to have high sport self-confidence, and providing more details from key research studies. Theory SC is connected to self-efficacy theory and the integrative model. There appears to be an implicit assumption that sport confidence contributes to performance, but no particular acknowledgement about performance influencing self-confidence (or that there may be a reciprocal relationship?) Perhaps more could be said about "The integrative model of sport confidence" as it seems to suggest a testable, multidimensional theoretical framework. The criticisms section was useful but perhaps could have elaborated further with regard to theory. Research Several relevant citations are provided, although the impact of confidence/lack of confidence is rarely quantified or articulated - how much effect does it have? After reading the chapter, I'm wondering whether problems with self-confidence are arguably even more vital in affecting performance than high self-confidence (e.g., recent case of Jonathon Trott leave the Ashes). This is reasonably well covered in the section on highs and lows. Meta-analysis - great to see meta-analytic research used - what were the effect sizes? How much impact does self-confidence have on performance? For some studies (e.g., Hanton, Mellalieu and Hall (2004)), it would be helpful to know what sport(s) or samples were used. The criticisms section was useful but perhaps could have elaborated further with regard to research. Written expression The chapter was reasonably well written. There was some grammatical and proofreading errors (e.g., see my edits). Check consistency in use of self confidence vs. self-confidence. Greater use of wiki links e.g., Shane Warne would be useful. Greater integration/connection to other related book chapters could also help to embed the chapter within the context of the broader project. Some images were included - captions could be made more understandable to a naive audience e.g., link to Wikipedia articles about athletes. Use Australian spelling e.g., recognizable --> recognisable References - Hanging indent added; italics needed for titles. Perhaps more could be done to help address the self-help theme of the book e.g., how can sport confidence in athletes be applied to everyday life?

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 02:53, 4 December 2013 (UTC)

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Overall Overall, this is a solid, effective, basic narrated slide presentation. Structure and content Introduction clearly establishes the problem (perhaps an extra slide here would help too). Content is well-selected and focused (doesn't try to cover too much content - is selective of key points). Limited reference to theory and research (some useful criticisms of research and theory in 2nd last slide). Communication Narrated audio is well-paced and clear, with appropriate pauses between commas, sentences and slides. Greater variation in intonation could help to stimulate engagement and interest. Blue text with underline (e.g., title slide) usually means a hyperlink (so avoid this unless it is an active hyperlink). Production quality Effective use of slideshare with narrated audio synched with slides. Narrated audio is clear, with minimal/no background noise. No images? Default license (all rights reserved) is indicated on slideshare; any consideration of creative commons to help allow others to re-use the content? No link back to the chapter?

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 21:46, 8 December 2013 (UTC)