Life Span Motor Development 7th Edition

Life Span Motor Development 7th Edition | ISBN-13 978-1492566908

Life Span Motor Development, Seventh Edition With HKPropel Access, is a leading text for helping students examine and understand how interactions of the developing and maturing individual, the environment, and the task being performed bring about changes in a person’s movements. This model of constraints approach, combined with an unprecedented collection of video clips marking motor development milestones, facilitates an unmatched learning experience for the study of motor development across the life span.

The seventh edition expands the tradition of making the student’s experience with motor development an interactive one. Related online learning tools delivered through HKPropel include more than 190 video clips marking motor development milestones to sharpen observation techniques, with interactive questions and 47 lab activities to facilitate critical thinking and hands-on application. The lab activities may be assigned and tracked by instructors through HKPropel, along with chapter quizzes (assessments) that are automatically graded to test comprehension of critical concepts. The text also contains several updates to keep pace with the changing field:

• Content related to physical growth and development of the skeletal, muscle, and adipose systems is reorganized chronologically for a more logical progression.
• New material on developmental motor learning demonstrates the overlap between the disciplines of motor development and motor learning.
• New insights into motor competence help explain the relationship between skill development and physical fitness.

The text helps students understand how maturational age and chronological age are distinct and how functional constraints affect motor skill development and learning. It shows how the four components of physical fitness—cardiorespiratory endurance, strength, flexibility, and body composition—interact to affect a person’s movements over the life span, and describes how relevant social, cultural, psychosocial, and cognitive influences can affect a person’s movements. This edition comes with 148 illustrations, 60 photos, and 25 tables—all in full color—to help explain concepts and to make the text more engaging for students. It also retains helpful learning aids including chapter objectives, a running glossary, key points, sidebars, and application questions throughout each chapter.

Life Span Motor Development, Seventh Edition, embraces an interactive and practical approach to illustrate the most recent research in motor development. Students will come away with a firm understanding of the concepts and how they apply to real-world situations.

Product Description:

Explore how movement evolves from infancy to late adulthood with Life Span Motor Development, Seventh Edition, the leading text for understanding how individual, environmental, and task-related factors influence motor skill development across the life span.

This edition introduces an enhanced model of constraints approach, supported by a robust Web Study Guide featuring more than 100 video clips to help students recognize developmental milestones and improve their observation skills. New to this edition is expanded content on motor learning, motor competence, and physical fitness, reflecting the latest research and teaching strategies in the field.

Perfect for students studying kinesiology, physical education, or human movement science, this interactive eBook combines clear explanations, real-world application, and hands-on learning tools to help students understand how movement changes over time and why it matters.

✅ Key Features:

• NEW: Chronologically organized content on skeletal, muscular, and adipose system development

• NEW: Material on developmental motor learning and motor competence

• Web Study Guide with 100+ video clips, interactive questions, and lab activities

• Emphasis on functional vs. chronological age and their impact on movement

• Full-color visuals: 148 illustrations, 60 photos, 25 tables

• Learning aids: chapter objectives, key points, sidebars, glossaries, and application questions

🔍 Topics Explored:

• Motor development from infancy to older adulthood

• The influence of physical growth and maturation on movement

• How social, cultural, and cognitive factors affect skill acquisition

• The relationship between motor skill development and physical fitness

• Observation techniques for assessing developmental milestones

• How to apply motor development theory in real-life settings such as sport, rehabilitation, or education

🎓 Perfect For:

• Students in kinesiology, motor behavior, physical therapy, or PE education

• Instructors looking for interactive tools and a strong pedagogical structure

• Programs focused on movement science, human growth and development, or exercise science