Life Span Motor Development

by Haywood, Kathleen M.

• ISBN13: 9780736055741
• ISBN10: 0736055746
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-12-24
• Publisher: Human Kinetics

Summary

Make it easy for students with little or no background in the movement sciences to understand motor development across the life span. The fourth edition of >Life Span Motor Development> contains more than 130 video clips on an interactive CD-ROM, access to 28 downloadable laboratory activities, and other features that bring the subject to life. The inclusion of the labs and video clips into the textbook offering effectively replaces the learning activities guide from the previous edition, allowing students to have one book for all their coursework relating to motor development.More reader friendly than ever, the widely used introductory text to life span motor development is an excellent resource that leads students through the principles, research, and applied practice of motor development from infancy to older adulthood. It will help students meet the minimum competencies identified by AAHPERD's Motor Development Academy as they prepare for the Praxis exam for physical education.>Life Span Motor Development, Fourth Edition,> continues to present current topics in motor development from a unifying model of constraints approach. Students learn to improve their problem-solving ability by looking not only at the individual but also at the environmental and task factors that may affect growth and motor development. In addition, a life span approach has been integrated throughout the text, illustrating the range of motor skills in humans ranging in age from infants to adults.In the fourth edition, the material has been streamlined into 17 chapters, and the following features have been added, making it more usable for teachers and students alike:--Inclusion of more than 130 video segments of developmental sequences on a CD-ROM that requires no registration or unlock code-Web access to 28 hands-on laboratory activities that present opportunities for students to systematically observe motor development levels across a variety of skills-Learning activities in every chapter that help students apply information to real-life situations-Observation plans for assessing motor skills via developmental sequencesThe following are popular features retained from the third edition:--Real-life experiences that are applicable to each chapter's content-Chapter objectives that list the most important concepts within the chapter-A running glossary of terms in the margin throughout each chapter-Assessment boxes to ensure that students learn about evaluation techniques and instruments in a consistent way-Interactive reflection questions throughout the text to help students master the material and test their learning as they progress-Concept elements that point out the theme of a discussion amid chapter details-Summary and synthesis reviews that help students integrate the different concepts from each chapter into a constraints perspective-Discussion questions that provide a quick review of topics covered in each chapterThis user-friendly textbook will appeal to students and help passive readers become more active thinkers who understand how to apply information to solve practical problems.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Credits	xv
PART I Introduction to Motor Development	1	(24)
Fundamental Concepts	3	(12)
Defining Motor Development	4	(2)
A Model for Studying Motor Development	6	(3)
How Do We Know It Is Change?	9	(3)
A Developmental Paradox: Universality Versus Variability	12	(1)
Summary and Synthesis	12	(1)
Discussion Questions	13	(1)
Learning Activities	13	(2)
Theoretical Perspectives in Motor Development	15	(10)
Maturational Perspective	17	(2)
Ecological Perspective	19	(4)
Summary and Synthesis	23	(1)
Discussion Questions	23	(1)
Learning Activities	23	(2)
PART II Physical Growth and Aging	25	(40)
Physical Growth, Maturation, and Aging	27	(20)
Prenatal Development	29	(4)
Postnatal Development	33	(12)
Summary and Synthesis	45	(1)
Discussion Questions	46	(1)
Learning Activities	46	(1)
Development and Aging of Body Systems	47	(18)
Development of the Skeletal System	48	(3)
Development of the Muscular System	51	(3)
Development of the Adipose System	54	(2)
Development of the Endocrine System	56	(2)
Development of the Nervous System	58	(4)
Summary and Synthesis	62	(1)
Discussion Questions	63	(1)
Learning Activities	63	(2)
PART III Development of Motor Skills Across the Life Span	65	(88)
Early Motor Development	67	(16)
How Do Infants Move?	68	(5)
Why Do Infants Move? The Purpose of Reflexes	73	(2)
Motor Milestones: The Pathway to Voluntary Movements	75	(3)
Development of Postural Control and Balance in Infancy	78	(2)
Summary and Synthesis	80	(1)
Discussion Questions	80	(1)
Learning Activities	81	(2)
Development of Human Locomotion	83	(28)
The First Voluntary Locomotor Efforts: Creeping and Crawling	84	(1)
Walking Across the Life Span	85	(4)
Running Across the Life Span	89	(5)
Other Locomotor Skills	94	(15)
Summary and Synthesis	109	(1)
Discussion Questions	110	(1)
Learning Activities	110	(1)
Development of Ballistic Skills	111	(24)
Overarm Throwing	112	(10)
Kicking	122	(2)
Punting	124	(2)
Sidearm Striking	126	(4)
Overarm Striking	130	(3)
Summary and Synthesis	133	(1)
Discussion Questions	134	(1)
Learning Activities	134	(1)
Development of Manipulative Skills	135	(18)
Grasping and Reaching	136	(6)
Fundamental Manipulative Skills	142	(3)
Anticipation	145	(5)
Summary and Synthesis	150	(1)
Discussion Questions	150	(1)
Learning Activities	151	(2)
PART IV Perceptual-Motor Development	153	(38)
Sensory-Perceptual Development	155	(22)
Visual Development	157	(6)
Kinesthetic Development	163	(4)
Auditory Development	167	(4)
Intermodal Perception	171	(3)
Summary and Synthesis	174	(1)
Discussion Questions	175	(1)
Learning Activities	175	(2)
Perception and Action in Development	177	(14)
The Role of Action in Perception	178	(8)
Postural Control and Balance	186	(3)
Summary and Synthesis	189	(1)
Discussion Questions	189	(1)
Learning Activities	189	(2)
PART V Functional Constraints to Motor Development	191	(40)
Social and Cultural Constraints in Motor Development	193	(14)
Social and Cultural Influences As Environmental Constraints	194	(1)
Society and Socialization As an Environmental Constraint	195	(9)
Other Sociocultural Constraints: Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status	204	(1)
Summary and Synthesis	205	(1)
Discussion Questions	205	(1)
Learning Activities	205	(2)
Psychosocial Constraints in Motor Development	207	(12)
Self-Esteem	208	(5)
Motivation	213	(3)
Summary and Synthesis	216	(1)
Discussion Questions	217	(1)
Learning Activities	217	(2)
Knowledge As a Functional Constraint in Motor Development	219	(12)
Knowledge Bases	220	(4)
Memory	224	(2)
Speed of Cognitive Functions	226	(2)
Summary and Synthesis	228	(1)
Discussion Questions	229	(1)
Learning Activities	229	(2)
PART VI Interaction of Exercise and Structural Constraints	231	(59)
Development of Cardiorespiratory Endurance	233	(18)
Cardiorespiratory Endurance	234	(1)
Physiological Responses to Short-Term Exercise	234	(3)
Physiological Responses to Prolonged Exercise	237	(11)
Summary and Synthesis	248	(1)
Discussion Questions	248	(1)
Learning Activities	249	(2)
Development of Strength and Flexibility	251	(16)
Development of Strength	252	(9)
Development of Flexibility	261	(3)
Summary and Synthesis	264	(1)
Discussion Questions	265	(1)
Learning Activities	265	(2)
Development of Body Composition	267	(12)
Body Composition and Exercise in Children and Youths	268	(5)
Body Composition and Exercise in Adults	273	(1)
Obesity	274	(2)
Summary and Synthesis	276	(1)
Discussion Questions	276	(1)
Learning Activities	277	(2)
Conclusion Interactions Among Constraints	279	(11)
Using Constraints to Enhance Learning in Physical Activity Settings	280	(6)
Interacting Constraints: Case Studies	286	(1)
Summary and Synthesis	287	(3)
Appendix A Skinfold Charts	290	(1)
Appendix B Body Mass Index Charts	291	(3)
Appendix C Head Circumference Charts	294	(3)
References	297	(20)
Index	317	(8)
About the Authors	325