HLTH2000 Lecture 10: HLTH 2000-Lecture 10

• School: UNDA, NDA
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HLTH2000
• Professor: Fleur Mcintyre

Document Summary

Fundamental concepts processes, theory and constraints in lifespan motor development. Where do they come from? (cid:862)wh(cid:455) mi(cid:272)hael jo(cid:396)da(cid:374) (cid:272)ould(cid:374)(cid:859)t hit at p(cid:396)o le(cid:448)el(cid:863) Influencing motor development infant stepping reflex research. A constraints model of development - the dynamic interaction of multiple factors. Million dollar question that motor development researchers ask: Kill de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:374)ot (cid:271)e a(cid:272)(cid:272)ele(cid:396)ated (cid:271)(cid:455) spe(cid:272)ial t(cid:396)ai(cid:374)i(cid:374)g (cid:271)efo(cid:396)e a (cid:272)hild(cid:859)s biological development reaches a point of readiness (readiness) Physiologic readiness determines the impact of experience (critical period) Motor delay skill will develop in its own time (motor physiology / structure not fully formed) Early stimulation (experience/ practice) makes minimal difference to tt: dynamic systems (bernstein and thelen) Framework developed that views motor development as a result of multiple interacting subsystems. All developing at their own rate (or their own developmental trajectory) and new skills emerge from spontaneous self organizing.