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This problem-based learning approach challenges students to develop the ability to think critically, helping them not only to understand the process of skill performance, but also to gain the ability to select, assimilate, and apply the concepts and principles covered in the book to real-world settings. Once students have a solid grasp of the fundamental principles and research findings for motor performance and learning and have developed some effective problem-solving strategies, they will be able to help individuals learn or relearn nearly any motor skill.
The book is divided into four parts:- Part I provides background information about motor behavior and definitions of the foundational terms used throughout the book.
- Part II introduces the conceptual model of human performance, beginning with a basic information-processing model and gradually adding key elements.
- Part III demonstrates how to apply the conceptual model to the learning of motor skills, including using feedback for learners.
- Part IV explains how professional practitioners can combine the conceptual model with a problem-based learning approach to assist learners.
Motor Learning and Performance retains useful features from the first edition to aid students learning, including chapter objectives, highlight boxes, chapter summaries, review questions, and an index.
Plus, many new elements have been added to the second edition to share updated information in a meaningful way, including the following:- Chapter Outline‹-mini-index of chapter topics
- Overview‹-brief summary of the purpose of each chapter
- Running Glossary‹-lists and defines new terms in the margins of
each page
- "It Depends"‹-requires the students to identify important
decision-making and problem-solving factors
- Special Tidbits‹-sidebars of interesting facts and quotes that
bring to life the key points within each chapter;
- Application Exercises‹-test the students' ability to use a problem-
based approach in finding reasonable solutions using four contexts:
teaching, coaching, rehabilitation, and everyday motor skills
- Case Studies‹-present four specific examples that demonstrate both
practical problems and potential solutions
- Culminating Project‹-a part of Chapter 12 that challenges the
students to apply all the concepts covered in the book
The book's straightforward language and many special features make it an excellent introduction to the topic‹students don't need prior knowledge of physiology, psychology, statistical methods, or other basic sciences to understand the text.
About the Author
Richard A. Schmidt, PhD, is a principal scientist at Exponent Failure Analysis Associates, Inc., in Los Angeles, California, and a professor of psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Known as one of the research leaders in motor behavior, Dr. Schmidt has nearly 30 years' experience in this area and has published widely.
The originator of "schema theory," Dr. Schmidt founded the Journal of Motor Behavior and was its editor for 11 years. He authored the first edition of Motor Control and Learning in 1982 and Motor Learning and Performance in 1991 and has since followed up with new editions of both books. He received an honorary doctorate from Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, in recognition of his work.
Dr. Schmidt is a member of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and the Psychonomic Society. He has served as president of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, and he received the C.H. McCloy Research Lectureship from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
Dr. Schmidt's leisure-time activities include sailboat racing, running, and skiing.
Craig A. Wrisberg, PhD, is professor of motor behavior and sports psychology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), where he has taught since 1974. During the past 25 years he has published numerous research articles on the topics of anticipation and timing in performance, knowledge of results and motor learning, and warm-up decrement in sport performance. He has received the Chancellor's Award for Research and Creative Achievement (1994) and the Brady Award for Excellence in Teaching (1982).
A past president of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity, Dr. Wrisberg is a fellow of both the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education and the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology.
In addition to his teaching and research, Dr. Wrisberg supervises the provision of mental training services for student-athletes in the Departments of Men's and Women's Athletics at UTK. In his work with athletes, he applies many of the important concepts and principles covered in this edition of Motor Learning and Performance, using the problem-based learning approach on a consistent basis.
Dr. Wrisberg enjoys several outdoor activities, including tennis, canoeing, and hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Getting Started
Chapter 2. Individual Differences and Motor Abilities
Chapter 3. Processing Information and Making Decisions
Chapter 4. Sensory Contributions to Skilled Performance
Chapter 5. Movement Production and Motor Programs
Chapter 6. Principles of Motor Control and Movement Accuracy
Chapter 7. Preparing for the Learning Experience
Chapter 8. Supplementing the Learning Experience
Chapter 9. Structuring the Learning the Experience
Chapter 10. Providing Feedback During the Learning Experience
Chapter 11. Facilitating Learning and Performance
Chapter 12. Applying the Principles of Skill Learning
Audiences
Textbook for courses in motor learning, motor behavior, human factors, ergonomics, rehabilitation, coaching, teaching, and sports medicine. Reference for coaches, physical education teachers, special education teachers, rehabilitation therapists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, cardiac rehabilitation therapists, athletic trainers, and human factors experts.
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