Motor learning and development / Pamela S. Beach, [and 3 others].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Letter to instructors -- Acknowledgments -- Theory and foundational concepts -- Perspectives in motor behavior -- Theoretical constructs in motor behavior -- Information-processing theory -- Understanding movement control -- Skill classification -- Stages of skill acquisition -- Assessing motor learning -- Infant motor development -- Locomotor and stability skills in childhood -- Object control skills in childhood -- Movement in adulthood -- Assessment of gross motor development -- Physical development -- Physical aging -- Knowledge and cognitive constraints -- Psychosocial and affective constraints -- Sociocultural constraints -- Developmental models for instruction -- Prepractice considerations -- Goal setting -- Practice -- Feedback -- Program design.

"Motor Learning and Development, Third Edition, is an undergraduate text written for students and professionals pursuing careers in physical education, athletic training, early childhood education, gerontology, kinesiology, special education, adapted physical education, primary and secondary education, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and related fields. Motor Learning and Development has undergone a thorough revision since the second edition, including the addition of four new chapters and many new videos illustrating fundamental motor skills, motor milestones, and reflexes, several new ancillaries, increased PowerPoint slides and test bank questions, updated material based on the latest research throughout the textbook, and revised examples throughout the book"-- Provided by publisher.