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Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications introduces the study of motor learning and control to students pursuing careers in exercise science, physical education, and other movement-oriented fields. Each chapter presents motor learning and control as a set of principles and guidelines based on research evidence. Recent scholarship is interpreted and used to explore core concepts and basic theory.
Application Problems guide students to consider real-world applications of the theory and research they have studied. The authors' clear writing style and practical applications will help students build a solid foundation and prepare them for further exploration on their own.
List of contents
Unit 1 Introduction to Motor Skills and Abilities
CHAPTER 1: The Classification of Motor Skills
CHAPTER 2: The Measurement of Motor Performance
CHAPTER 3: Motor Abilities
Unit 2 Introduction to Motor Control
CHAPTER 4: Neuromotor Basis for Motor Control
CHAPTER 5: Motor Control Theories
CHAPTER 6: Sensory Components of Motor Control
CHAPTER 7: Performance and Motor Control Characteristics of Functional Skills
CHAPTER 8: Action Preparation
Unit 3 Attention and Memory
CHAPTER 9: Attention as a Limited Capacity Resource
CHAPTER 10: Memory Components, Forgetting, and Strategies
Unit 4 Introduction to Motor Skill Learning
CHAPTER 11: Defining and Assessing Learning
CHAPTER 12: The Stages of Learning
CHAPTER 13: Transfer of Learning
Unit 5 Instruction and Augmented Feedback
CHAPTER 14: Demonstration and Verbal Instructions
CHAPTER 15: Augmented Feedback
Unit 6 Practice Conditions
CHAPTER 16: Practice Variability and Specificity
CHAPTER 17: The Amount and Distribution of Practice
CHAPTER 18: Whole and Part Practice
CHAPTER 19: Mental Practice
About the author
Richard A. Magill holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology with a specialization in Motor Learning from Florida State University. He is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Motor Learning and Control graduate program at Teachers College, Columbia University, in New York City. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Dance Education and Physical Therapy graduate programs in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University, also in New York City. He was formerly the Helen "Bessie" Silverberg Pliner Professor in Kinesiology and Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Kinesiology at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His research focuses on understanding how motor skills are acquired and how practice conditions influence that acquisition. He has authored and co-authored numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and presentations. He is an Active Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology, in which he served as President. He also is an active member and former President of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity. Among his other professional service activities, he was Editor in Chief for Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, and he has served on the editorial boards of several journals focused on motor learning and control.
