Description
Book SynopsisDifferent from any other motor behavior text on the market,
Motor Learning and Development, Third Edition With HKPropel Access, combines two subdisciplines of motor behavior in an accessible and easy-to-follow manner. By uniting these two disciplines under the same cover, the text prepares students to create, apply, and evaluate motor skill programs for people of all skill and development levels.
Motor Learning and Development, Third Edition, outlines the fundamental concepts of both motor learning and motor development. It explores movement patterns across all ages throughout the human life span, including the influences of life transitions and individual and sociocultural constraints. The text provides a complete framework for students to consider the many variables for each individual and then create and implement developmentally appropriate movement programs.
The third edition has been revised and updated with current research and examples, and it includes the following enhancements:
- Expanded coverage of fundamental movement skills and skill classification
- Four new chapters exploring the assessment of gross motor development, sociocultural constraints, developmental models for instruction, and program design
- Additional videos illustrating fundamental motor skills, motor milestones, and infant reflexes
- New supplemental activities at the end of each chapter prompting students to apply concepts from the text to their own life experience
Motor Learning and Development, Third Edition, also has related online activities and video clips designed to encourage critical thinking and application of concepts. Lab activities, which can be assigned by instructors in HK
Propel, require students to complete hands-on assignments and draw conclusions. Over 90 videos demonstrate people of various ages, including infants, completing motor tasks so students can observe and assess movements throughout the life span firsthand.
Other learning aids within the book include chapter objectives, glossary terms, sidebars, and supplemental activities to emphasize the evolution from research to practice. Opening vignettes in each chapter demonstrate the breadth of professions that use research in motor behavior.
Motor Learning and Development, Third Edition, offers a foundation for understanding how humans acquire and continue to develop their movement skills throughout the life span.
Note: A code for accessing HK
Propel is included with all new print books.
Table of ContentsTheory and Foundational ConceptsChapter 1. Perspectives in Motor Behavior
Defining the Fields of Motor Behavior
Motor Control
Motor Learning
Motor Development
History of Motor Competence Research
Summary
Chapter 2. Theoretical Constructs in Motor Behavior
Information-Processing Theory
Ecological Approach
Dynamic Systems Approach
Summary
Chapter 3. Understanding Movement Control
Reaction Time
Attention
Arousal
Sensory Contributions
Memory
Summary
Chapter 4. Skill Classification
Skill Classification
Skill Versus Ability
Summary
Chapter 5. Stages of Skill Acquisition
Motor Learning Stages
Link to Dynamic Systems Approach
Practical Use of Learning Models
Summary
Chapter 6. Assessing Motor Learning
Indicators of Motor Skill Learning
Performance and Learning Tests
Games Classification for Promoting Transfer
Promoting Positive Transfer for Any Motor Skill
Summary
Life Span Physical Activity and MovementChapter 7. Infant Motor Development
Prenatal Development
Sensory Capabilities
Early Movements
Infants at Risk
Summary
Chapter 8. Locomotor and Stability Skills in Childhood
Fundamental Motor Skills
Locomotor Skills
Summary
Chapter 9. Object Control Skills in Childhood
Development of Object Control Skills
Summary
Chapter 10. Movement in Adulthood
Aging
Physical Activity
Self-Regulation in Physical Activity
Peak Athletic Performance
Movement Patterns
Summary
Chapter 11. Assessment of Gross Motor Development
Motor Performance Versus Development
Categories of Assessment
Summary
Individual and Environmental ConstraintsChapter 12. Physical Development
Nature and Nurture
Physical Growth and Maturation
Body System Constraints
Summary
Chapter 13. Physical Aging
Skeletal System
Muscular System
Aerobic Capacity
Cardiovascular System
Nervous System
Endocrine System
Body Composition
Sensory System
Summary
Chapter 14. Knowledge and Cognitive Constraints
Knowledge Constraints
Cognitive Constraints
Summary
Chapter 15. Psychosocial and Affective Constraints
Psychosocial Constraints
Affective Constraints
Self-Regulation
Summary
Chapter 16. Sociocultural Constraints
Gender
Race
Cultural Background
Disability
Aging
Summary
Designing Developmentally Appropriate ProgramsChapter 17. Developmental Models for Instruction
Motor Development Models
Sport Development Models
Summary
Chapter 18. Prepractice Considerations
Goal Setting
Demonstrations
Verbal Instruction
Directing Attention and Providing Guidance
Summary
Chapter 19. Practice
Variable Practice
Contextual Interference Effect
Practice Specificity
Part and Whole Practice
Distribution of Practice
Mental Practice and Imagery
Summary
Chapter 20. Feedback
Functions of Feedback
Types and Modalities of Feedback
Providing Effective Feedback
Summary
Chapter 21. Program Design
Gold Standards Versus Variability
Ecological Task Analysis
Summary
