TAGteach (Teaching with Acoustical Guidance) represents an intervention package that has been found effective for the development of skills in areas such as dance, golf, yoga, and surgical skills. TAGteach simplifies the targeted skill into several steps, called tag points. The instructor states the tagpoint to the learner (e.g., the tagpoint is…) and marks correct responses using an acoustical stimulus that produces a “click” sound. Given that TAGteach represents an intervention package with multiple components, it is unknown whether its effectiveness lies in the complete package or if variations of its components are sufficient for skill acquisition. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to compare two different variations of the TAGteach intervention by teaching college students how to make origami figures. We aimed to investigate the effects of using the verbal cue (e.g., the tagpoint is…). Findings and implications for practice will be presented.
