Growth and Motor Development

Course aim

To study human development and motor behaviour from a lifelong perspective.

Course content

Students will develop knowledge of the transactional model of human development and its relationship to teaching; human development terminology; hourglass model of motor development; infant and childhood physical growth and structural changes; influences on pre- and post-natal growth and development; emergence of motor behaviour from infancy to adolescence; visual perceptual development and its influence on motor behaviour from birth to adolescence; sexual health and relationships behaviour in the primary and middle years.

Textbook(s)

Goodway, J.D., Ozman, J.C. & Gallahue, D.L. 2019, Understanding motor development: infants, children, adolescents, adults, 8th edition, Jones & Bartlett Learning, Burlington, MA

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Group Tutorial Presentations; continuous assessment, Participation, Teaching resource folio

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.