HLTH 125 - Motor Behavior

3 Credits: (3 lecture)

Course Description
This course is designed to study the process of human motor behavior across the lifespan, specifically examining how development of mental and motor abilities affects human movement.

Text
No text required.

Objectives
The student will be able to:

A. Explain the structural and functional changes of human development related to motor behavior.

B. Identify motor behavior changes throughout an individual’s lifespan.

C. Apply motor behavior theories to an instructional setting.

Content
A. Introduction to motor behavior

B. Biological growth (and development)

C. Information processing related to motor control

D. Perceptual development

E. Motor learning assessment techniques

F. Introduction to motor skill learning

G. Hands-on learning activities related to motor skill learning

H. Motor behavior concepts applied to the instructional setting

Student Evaluation
A. Written assessment of the biological changes of human development

B. Objective questions on motor behavior from infant to adulthood including skill development and movement pattern within a written assessment

C. Developing a final project consisting of a written paper and an instructional situation of a motor skill Bibliography
Gallahue, David L., and John C. Ozmun. Understanding Motor Development: Infants, Children, Adolescents, Adults. 6th ed. New York: McGraw, 2006. Print.

Haywood, Kathleen M., and Nancy Getchell. Life Span Motor Development. 6th ed. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2014. Print.

Magill, Richard A. Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications. 9th ed. New York: McGraw, 2007. Print.

Payne, V. Gregory, and Larry D. Isaacs. Human Motor Development: A Lifespan Approach. 7th ed. McGraw, 2008. Print.

Schmidt, Richard A., and Timothy D. Lee. Motor Control and Learning - A Behavioral Emphasis. 5th ed. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2011. Print.

__________. Motor Learning and Performance: From Principles to Application. 5th ed. Champaign: Human Kinetics, 2011. Print.