PHED 352 - Motor Performance and Development in Physical Education

4 Hour(s) Credit
Provides an introduction to the study of motor learning and motor development. Designed for preparing professionals to assist individuals as they learn and perform motor skills. Learn about theories and principles explaining motor behavior and psychological factors related to and/or affecting motor skill acquisition and performance. Apply the foundational knowledge of motor development across the life span to design in order to provide developmentally appropriate learning experience for children in physical education. Focus on behavioral aspects, such as movement patterns and developmental sequences, and the underlying mechanisms that are related to changes in these aspects. Lecture material is complemented by laboratory experience in motor learning and motor development.
Three hours per week with enhancement.