Motor Control Motor Learning
Motor Control Motor Learning
Motor Control Motor Learning
Whole-Learning
Variability
Problem-Solving
Meaning
Synthesis
• Individual, 1 whole paper
COGNITIVE
Cognition
ASSOCIATIVE
Perception
AUTONOMOUS
Action
COGNITIVE
• Skill refinement
• Increased performance,
decreased errors
• Increased consistency and
efficiency.
• Learner relates past
experiences to the present,
thereby “associating”
movements
AUTONOMOUS
• Muscle tone
– Hypertonicity
– Hypotonicity
• Strength
DEVELOPMENT OF MOTOR CONTROL
Refers to intent or the child’s
motivation to move, and also
to the ability to plan the
movement
Postural Reflexes
Postural Synergies
Integrative Responses
Group Task Time!
• Wide to narrow
• Rigid to compliant
• Stable to unstable
• Flat to tilted or inclined
Position of the Body