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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
Unit aim
Introduces students to the major concepts related to the theory and application of motor learning. Develops students' ability to structure, present and evaluate effective learning situations when teaching human movement.
Unit content
Topic 1: Measurement and analysis techniques in real world motor performance situations
Topic 2: Defining and assessing learning and its relation to the transfer of learning
Topic 3: Action/reaction preparation
Topic 4: Attention and memory and its influence on learning
Topic 5: Stages of motor learning (Motor Learning Models)
Topic 6: Demonstration and instruction and its influence on learning
Topic 7: Augmented feedback and its influence on learning
Topic 8: Practice distribution and variability and its influence on learning
Topic 9: Practice specificity, design and mental practice influences on learning
Topic 10: Applied skill acquisition
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | differentiate between motor skill, motor ability and motor performance | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 2 | conduct and interpret results of tests for the measurement of motor performance | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 3 | describe in detail and explain the role of cognitive, environmental and task variables in the learning of motor skills | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 4 | describe in detail the various phases of skill learning in motor performance | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 5 | demonstrate competence in searching and interpreting the research literature in motor learning and control | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | |||
| 6 | effectively plan for teaching and evaluation of motor skills, including the strategic use of demonstration, instruction, practice, feedback and evaluation. | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | |||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- differentiate between motor skill, motor ability and motor performance
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- conduct and interpret results of tests for the measurement of motor performance
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- describe in detail and explain the role of cognitive, environmental and task variables
in the learning of motor skills
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- describe in detail the various phases of skill learning in motor performance
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- demonstrate competence in searching and interpreting the research literature in motor
learning and control
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- effectively plan for teaching and evaluation of motor skills, including the strategic
use of demonstration, instruction, practice, feedback and evaluation.
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA6: Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
- Magill, RA, 2011, Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and applications, 8th edn, McGraw Hill Publishers, Sydney. ISBN: 978-007-128940-5.