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Motor Development in Movement and Physical Functioning

Course Description

Development and changes across the life span with emphasis on concomitant physiological and motor skill stages of development.

Athena Title

Motor Dev in Move Phys Train

Semester Course Offered

Not offered on a regular basis.

Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

Student learning Outcomes

  • Students will be able to identify and describe developmental sequences for fundamental motor skills.
  • Students will be able to identify classification systems of motor skills and their importance in describing motor performance.
  • Students will be able to describe the constraints of physical development and the environment in motor performance.
  • Students will be able to identify the mechanisms underlying an information processing view of motor performance.

Topical Outline

  • 1. Introduction to Motor Behavior; Definitions and Concepts of Motor Behavior
  • 2. The Developmental Perspective a. Motor Development Perspective b. Physical Growth, Maturation and Aging c. Factors Influencing Growth and Maturation
  • 3. Fundamental Motor Patterns (walking, running, jumping, hopping, throwing, catching, kicking, balance)
  • 4. Neurological Development
  • 5. Perceptual Motor Development, Information Processing
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