KINS 176 Perceptual Motor Development

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KINS 176Perceptual Motor Development

• Dr. Modell
• Spring 2009

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Course Overview
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Motor Behavior

• Motor Control
• Motor Learning
• Motor Development
• Definitional Issues

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Definitional Ambiguity

• (1974) Scholarly Directions Committee
• changes in motor behavior across the lifespan
  which reflect the interactions of a maturing
  organism and its environment
• (1995) Gallahue Ozmun
• progressive change in motor behavior throughout
  the life cycle, brought about by interaction
  among the requirements of the task, the biology
  of the individual, and the conditions of the
  environment

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Human Development

• Bloom (1956) Three Domains
• Cognitive
• Social / Affective
• Motor

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Terminology

• 1. Development
• 2. Growth
• 3. Maturation
• 4. Gross Motor Movement
• 5. Fine Motor Movement
• 6. Open Movements
• 7. Closed Movements
• Perceptual Motor Development

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Perceptual Motor Development

• Quality of movement
• Ex. Eye-hand Coordination

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Major Perceptual Motor Components

• Visual Perception
• Auditory Perception
• Kinesthetic Perception
• Balance
• Spatial Awareness
• Temporal Awareness
• Body Awareness
• Directional Awareness
• Crosslateral Integration

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Learning

• From a Biological Perspective

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Learning

• As we understand the brain more with functional
  MRIs and other molecular biological advances it
  is becoming clear how we learn
• Certain parts of the brain (frontal lobes and
  limbic system) play a major role in organizing
  the brains activity
• The limbic system involvement (emotion) sets off
  signals to focus attention or not (attenuate
  stimuli)
• In order for us to learn something, there must be
  some level of emotional involvement
• FEAR - is typically used (not true life/death)
  but fear of exams, tests, grades to motivate
• The KEY is learning is enhanced as a result of
  some level of emotional involvement with the
  content
• Ex. Sports, movie quotes, music

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Emotions and Active Learning

• Music, for example, heightens emotional
  involvement in learning
• Heightened involvement creates a stronger neural
  connection, which in turn makes it easier to
  remember information
• Ex. Play your favorite song in your head. Do
  you have memories associated with that song?
• KEY Create elevated emotional involvement in
  learning environments for enhanced learning
• Ex. Disability Lectures