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This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class. Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation.

Textbooks

Magill R.A. and D. Anderson (2017). Motor learning and control: Concepts and applications. Eleventh edition.  McGraw-Hill. 

The textbook is available in Loose-leaf format: ISBN 13: 978-1-259-84664-9

and also in Paperback format: ISBN 13: 978-1-259-82399-2

 

Course Description

The study of scientific principles, concepts and theories related to motor learning and human behavior in sport and physical education. The focus of the course is to introduce students to information on motor learning or acquisition of motor skills and encompasses three areas: motor learning, motor control, and motor development.  3 hours.

Course Objectives

The beginning (pre-service) physical education teacher will acquire knowledge and skills in the following areas:

  1.  Student will master the body of knowledge associated with the discipline of motor learning and motor control
  2.  Student will identify the frontier of knowledge associated with a focused area within motor learning, motor control and development.
  3.  Student will contribute to class discussion on motor learning and skill acquisition topics.
  4.  Student will identify essential components of human motor behavior such as motivation, personality, arousal, achievement and varying needs of individuals in movement settings
  5. Student will acquire the body of knowledge associated to diversities that relate to race, gender and disability related to motor learning
  6. Student will recognize how learners interact with the environment when performing motor skills
  7. Student will recognize the importance of meaningful feedback to the learner for improving skill acquisition
  8. Student will master knowledge of movement skill progression from simple to the complex and mental practice