Motor Skills Aquisition & Analysis

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the developmental process throughout the lifespan.
2. Discuss the interaction of cognitive, social, and psychosocial constraints and motor development throughout the lifespan.
3. Characterize prenatal development and related concerns.
4. Discern the components of fundamental movement patterns.

Planning

1. Demonstrate and apply knowledge of national and state standards of physical education in planning physical education programs and designing appropriate learning experiences for students.
2. Demonstrate proficiency in developing appropriate locomotor games and ballistic stations, using appropriate instructional strategies, and activities that are developmentally and instructionally appropriate.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of developing and refining instructional cues and prompts in the design of the developmentally appropriate games.

Implementation

1. Demonstrate knowledge and application of a wide variety of appropriate implementation techniques (modeling, providing relevant feedback, appropriate demonstrations) to promote student learning.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of various ways of monitoring student progress.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of strategies and techniques for adapting and individualizing instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners.
4. Demonstrate the ability to create a positive classroom community that encourages learners of all abilities to participate in physical activity (motivation, self respect).

Evaluation

1. Identify developmentally appropriate assessment instruments that can be used in physical education class.
2. Understand how to plan and direct physical education experiences for students based on results of assessments.
3. Demonstrate proficiency in the selection and use of appropriate motor performance assessments.

Course Evaluations/Assignments:

see course requirements.

Grading Procedures

• All assignments must be typed for credit (work will not be accepted unless it is typed).  Grammar will be graded as part of any assignment.
• Class preparation is your responsibility.  Being absent is no excuse for not knowing.  If you are absent, be sure to get the previous day's notes and assignments from another student in the class AND come to class prepared.  If an assignment is due upon your return date, then your assignment is also due that same day. Late assignments will have a minimum automatic 25% point deduction for each day late.
• Handouts and returned projects/quizzes will be brought to class on one day only.  Missed handouts can be duplicated from a classmate's handouts or ask a classmate to pick-up any handouts for you.  Returned items             that a student misses may be picked up at my office.
•  Student Honor Creed "As an MSU Student, I pledge not to lie, cheat, steal, or help anyone else do so."
• Group work:  You will work in groups during the semester.  It is each person’s responsibility in the group to

                complete their fair share of work and not simply “go along for the ride”.  I will be giving students in

                class an assessment to determine each group member’s contribution to the project.  It could lower your

                grade if you are not doing the work assigned.

see submission format and policy.

Attendance Policy:

Daily attendance and active participation is expected and required of all professionals, therefore your attendance and tardiness may affect your final grade and possibly your recommendation for student teaching and internships.  On the 4^th absence there will be a one-letter grade drop, on the 5^th absence there will be an additional letter grade drop. Upon the sixth absence (excused or unexcused), the student will receive a failing grade unless the course is dropped by the drop deadline (Oct. 17th, 2011 by 4 p.m.).

Other Class Policies:

• The office of Disability Support Services provides information and assistance, arranges accommodations information and assistance, arranges accommodations and staff. The office has assistive devices such as books on tape, recorders, and adaptive software that can be lent to qualified individuals. A student/Employee who seeks accommodations on the basis of disability must register with the Office of Disability Support Services. Documentation of Disability from a competent professional is required.

        In accordance with the law, MSU provides students with documents disabilities academic accommodations. If you are a student with a documented disability, please contact the instructor before classroom accommodations can be provided.  The Disability Support Services may be contacted at 940-397-4140 (voice), 940-397-4515 (TDD), http://students.mwsu.edu/disability, or visit 3410 Taft Blvd., Clark Student Center Room 168.

Plagiarism Statement:

“By enrolling in this course, the student expressly grants MSU a ‘limited right’ in all intellectual property created by the student for the purpose of this course. The ‘limited right’ shall include but shall not be limited to the right to reproduce the student’s work product in order to verify originality, authenticity, and educational <span data-scayt_word="purposes." "="" data-scaytid="3">purposes.” from Student Handbook