CLD 204 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Arnold Gesell, Kinesiology, Longitudinal Study

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Early Childhood Studies
• Course: CLD 204
• Professor: Erica Killick

Document Summary

Human movement is summarized with the title kinesiology. With sub disciplines of physical education, biomechanics, sport psychology and etc. Working de nition of motor development is needed. Motor development is the change of behaviour that re ects the interaction of organisms and its environment. Can"t study motor development as one discipline without looking at kinesiology and other disciplines interdisciplinary study. Motor development: the continuous change in motor behaviours throughout the life cycle. Is a sub-discipline of other elds child development domains: Professionals can identify children with developmental delays. Can make a plan of care that will best support the child and their family. Understanding motor development can guide practice classifying and organizing information: The categories are created and can change from person to person. Critical thinking is important to keep in mind when looking at any kind of research how do we learn about motor development: We look at scholars in the eld and examine their work.