Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
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| Coffs Harbour | | |
| Gold Coast | | |
| Lismore | | |
Unit description
Provides students with knowledge of growth, development and ageing in the context of physical activity and exercise.
Unit content
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Fundamental concepts and theoretical perspectives in motor development.
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Infant motor development.
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Development of human locomotion.
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Development of ballistic and manipulative skills.
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Development and ageing of the body systems.
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Development of physical fitness and motor competence.
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Sensory-perceptual development.
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Perception and action in development.
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Interacting constraints in development.
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | discuss the major theoretical perspectives in motor development | Intellectual rigour | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
| 2 | detail the development of motor skills across the lifespan | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
| 3 | describe the structural, physiological and perceptual-motor changes that occur across the lifespan | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | Communication and social skills | |
| 4 | identify the effects of exercise and physical activity on growth, development and ageing | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | Communication and social skills | |
| 5 | analyse human growth and development peer-reviewed scientific research | Intellectual rigour | | | | | | |
| 6 | integrate growth and development knowledge and skills with other areas of sport and exercise science | | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- discuss the major theoretical perspectives in motor development
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- detail the development of motor skills across the lifespan
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- describe the structural, physiological and perceptual-motor changes that occur across the lifespan
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- identify the effects of exercise and physical activity on growth, development and ageing
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- analyse human growth and development peer-reviewed scientific research
- integrate growth and development knowledge and skills with other areas of sport and exercise science
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
Prescribed texts
- Haywood, KM & Getchell, N, 2019, Lifespan Motor Development , 7th edn, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.