PE 311 - Motor Learning

Course Description: This course is designed to expose students to different learning theories and how to incorporate them into teaching motor skills.  Areas of study include theoretical and applied knowledge of the individual, instructional and environmental variables relevant to teaching, learning and performance of various motor activities.

Required Texts/Readings: Rose, Debra. A Multilevel Approach to the Study of Motor Control and Learning, Boston: Allen and Bacon Publishing Company, 2008.

Conceptual Framework:

Instructional Strategies: Instructor directed presentations, small group discussions and assessments, written assignments and an experiment in the learning and development of a new motor skill.

Diversity: Diversity is not addressed in this course.

Course Requirements: Regular class attendance is mandatory.  If a class period is missed please contact a classmate to determine what course objectives were discussed and make arrangements for ascertaining any notes.

1. Missed quizzes and in-class participation worksheets cannot be made up.

2. Assignments not turned in at the beginning of class will not receive full credit.

3. Assignments must be computer generated (or typed).

4. All students are expected to contribute to class discussions in a meaningful and productive manner.

Evaluation: The following criteria will be utilized in the determination of overall grade performance.