Abstract
[Purpose] Learners’ physiological and psychological reactions to three kinds of movement teaching methods (demonstration by an instructor alone, demonstration by an instructor with verbal instructions, and demonstration by an instructor with verbal instructions and music) were investigated. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty healthy young adults were divided into 6 groups of 5 persons. Each of the groups were taught by each of the instruction methods in a different order, and the differences in their physiological reactions to the movement tasks were examined. A survey of psychological effects was also conducted. [Results] No significant differences were found among the groups’ physiological reactions. In response to the survey of psychological effects, subjects reported strong feelings of mental uplift and calm when music and verbal instructions accompanied the instructor’s demonstration. [Conclusion] The results suggest that psychologically, demonstration by an instructor accompanied by verbal instructions and music was the method by which subjects found it easiest to move.
