Now in its fifth edition, this topically organized text provides a comprehensive introduction to lifespan motor development and includes the most current research findings available in the field.
Preface PART I. AN OVERVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT
1. Introduction to Motor
Development/Motor Behavior / Motor Development / The History of the Field of
Motor Development / Current Trends in Motor Development / An
Interdisciplinary Approach to Motor Development / Designing Research in Motor
Development: Cross Sectional, Longitudinal, or ...? / The Domains of Human
Development / The Importance of Motor Development / Development, Maturation,
and Growth / General Motor Development Terms / Gross Movement and Fine
Movement / The Process-Product Controversy / Terms for Age Periods Throughout
the Lifespan / Stages of Development /
2. Cognitive and Motor Development /
The Term Psychomotor or Motor? / Jean Piaget and Cognitive Development /
Infancy: the Sensorimotor Stage and Motor Development / Childhood:
Preoperations and Motor Development / Later Childhood and Adolescence:
Cognitive and Motor Development / Adulthood: Postformal Operations /
Adulthood: General Theories of Intellectual Development / Knowledge
Development and Sport Performance /
3. Social and Motor Development /
Socialization / Self-Esteem Development and Physical Activity / Social
Influences During Infancy / Social Influences During Childhood / Social
Influences During Older Childhood and Adolescence / Social Factors of
Adulthood / The Exercise-Aging Cycle / Avoiding the Exercise-Aging Cycle /
4. Perceptual-Motor Development / What is Perceptual-Motor Development? /
Balance / Spatial Awareness / Temporal Awareness / Body and Directional
Awareness / Perceptual-Motor Theories: Kephart and Delacato / Researching the
Effectiveness of Perceptual-Motor Programs PART II. FACTORS THAT AFFECT
DEVELOPMENT
5. Prenatal Development Concerns / Drugs and Medications /
Maternal Diseases / Genetic Factors / Prenatal Diagnostic Procedures /
Maternal Nutrition / Birth Weight / Exercise During Pregnancy
6. Effects of
Early Stimulation and Deprivation / Effects of Early Stimulation / Programs
to Enhance Early Motor Development / Johnny and Jimmy / Effects of Early
Deprivation / Concepts Concerning Stimulation and Deprivation PART III.
PHYSICAL CHANGES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
7. Growth and Maturation / Measuring
Growth in Length and Stature / Growth in Length and Stature / Measuring Body
Weight / Growth in Body Weight / Combining Body Weight and Height: Body Mass
Index / Stature and Weight: Interrelationship with Motor Development and
Performance / Adolescent Awkwardness / Measuring Changes in Body Proportions
/ Changes in Body Proportions / Body Proportions: Interrelationship with
Motor Performance / Measuring Skeletal Health / Skeletal Development /
Exercise, Skeletal Development, and Health / Maturation and Developmental Age
/ Maturation: Interrelationship with Motor Performance /
8. Physiological
Changes: Health-Related Physical Fitness / Cardiovascular Fitness / Muscular
Strength / Flexibility / Body Composition / Gender Differences in
Health-Related Physical Fitness / Factors Associated with Physiological
Fitness in Children and Adolescents / Points of Controversy and Concern /
9.Movement and the Changing Senses / Understanding the Mechanics of Vision /
Physical Development of the Eye / Development of Selected Visual Traits and
Skilled Motor Performance / Motor Development of Blind Children / The
Nonvisual Senses PART IV. MOVEMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
10. Infant Reflexes
and Stereotypes / Importance of the Infant Reflexes / Pinpointing the Number
of Infant Reflexes / Primitive Reflexes / Postural Reflexes / Stereotypes /
11. Voluntary Movements of Infancy / Categorizing the Voluntary Movements of
Infancy / Head Control / Body Control / Prone Locomotion / Upright Locomotion
/ Reaching, Grasping, and Releasing /
12. Fine Motor Development / Assessing
Fine Movement / Categorizing Manipulation / The Development of Prehension /
An Alternate View of the Development of Prehension / Exploratory Procedures
and Haptic Perception / Holding a Writing Implement / Cross-Cultural
Comparison of Development of the Dynamic Tripod / The Dynamic Tripod from 6
to 14 Years / Drawing and Writing: Movement Products / Finger Tapping / Fine
Motor Slowing in Late Adulthood /
13. Fundamental Locomotion Skills of
Childhood / Walking / Running / Jumping / Combining Fundamental Movements:
The Gallop, Slide, and Skip /
14. Fundamental Object-Control Skills of
Childhood / Overarm Throwing / Catching / Striking /
15. Youth Sports /
Where Children Participate in Sports / Why Children Participate in Sports /
Participation: Competence Motivation Theory / Why Children Drop Out of Sports
/ Sport Participation: Controversies / Youth Sport Coaching / Parental
Education: An Attempt to Curb Violence / Rights of Young Athletes / Youth
Sports: Entering the 21st Century /
16. Movement in Adulthood / Balance and
Postural Sway / Falls / Walking Patterns of Adulthood / Driving and Older Age
/ Adult Performance on Selected Motor Activities / Activities of Daily Living
/ Age of Peak Proficiency / Adult Performance During High Arousal / Movement
Speed in Adulthood / Is a Movement Decline Inevitable with Age? / Teaching
Movement Skill to the Older Adult / The World Health Organization Heidelberg
Guidelines PART V. ASSESSING MOTOR DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTING A PROGRAM
17. Assessment / Guidelines for Assessment / Types of Assessment Instruments
/ Product- versus Process-Oriented Assessment: A Comparative Example /
Selected Norm-Referenced Instruments / Selected Process-Oriented Assessment
Instruments / Assessing the Disabled / Aids in Assessing Motor Skills /
Assessing Physical Fitness /
18. Planning and Conducting Developmental
Movement Programs / Preprogram Considerations / Administrative Considerations
/ Curricular Considerations Each chapter ends with: Summary; Key Terms;
Questions for Reflection; Internet Resources; References Appendix A: Growth
Charts: National Center for Health Statistics Appendix B: Body Mass Index
Table Author Index / Subject Index
Dept. of Biological Sciences
