EXS 255 - Teaching Motor Skills

2 credits. B3.

This course exposes students to the theories and principles that explain motor learning, skill acquisition, and performance. Students will be asked to demonstrate and implement appropriate instructional techniques by breaking down motor skills, analyzing movements detecting errors, and giving specific, effective feedback. The primary focus of this class is to develop a repertoire of effective instructional skills based upon research that enables the preprofessional to deliver, analyze and modify teaching to provide developmentally appropriate instruction.