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ISE Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications Richard Magill

ISE Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications By Richard Magill

ISE Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications by Richard Magill

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ISE Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications Summary

ISE Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications by Richard Magill

Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications, 12e, is an introduction to the study of motor learning and control for students who aspire to become practitioners in exercise science, physical education, and other movement-oriented professions. Each chapter presents motor learning and control as a set of principles and guidelines based on research evidence. The authors' clear writing style and practical applications will help students build a solid foundation and prepare them for further exploration on their own.


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About Richard Magill

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.

Table of Contents

Preface
Dedication

UNIT ONE Introduction to Motor Skills and Abilities

1 The Classification of Motor Skills
2 The Measurement of Motor Performance
3 Motor Abilities

UNIT TWO Introduction to Motor Control

4 Neuromotor Basis for Motor Control
5 Motor Control Theories
6 Sensory Components of Motor Control
7 Performance and Motor Control Characteristics of Functional Skills
8 Action Preparation

UNIT THREE Attention and Memory

9 Attention as a Limited Capacity Resource
10 Memory Components, Forgetting, and Strategies

UNIT FOUR Introduction to Motor Skill Learning

11 Defining and Assessing Learning
12 The Stages of Learning
13 Transfer of Learning

UNIT FIVE Instruction and Augmented Feedback

14 Demonstration and Verbal Instructions
15 Augmented Feedback

UNIT SIX Practice Conditions

16 Practice Variability and Specificity
17 The Amount and Distribution of Practice
18 Whole and Part Practice
19 Mental Practice

Glossary
References
Name Index
Subject Index


Additional information

NGR9781260570557
9781260570557
126057055X
ISE Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications by Richard Magill
Richard Magill
New
Paperback
McGraw-Hill Education
2020-04-27
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