Motor Learning And Control: Concepts And Applications

Magill, Richard A.

ISBN 10: 0073047325 / ISBN 13: 9780073047324

Published by McGraw-Hill College, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Motor Learning And Control: Concepts And Applications
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0073047325
• ISBN 13: 9780073047324
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 2.5W x 19.1H x 23.5D centimeters 2.5 centimeters width by 19.1 centimeters height by 23.5 centimeters depth

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Synopsis

Written from a solid research base, this text provides an effective introduction to motor learning and control. It helps students understand difficult material by clearly identifying key concepts and by framing those concepts with practical applications that teachers, coaches, and athletic trainers can use every day. Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications includes references for all relevant material, encouraging students to examine the research for themselves.

About the Author

Richard Magill is a professor in both the Department of Kinesiology and the Department of Psychology at Louisiana State University. He received his Ph.D. in educational psychology from Florida State University with a specialization in motor learning. Earlier he received an M.Ed. from Temple University and a B.S. from Philedelphia College of Bible. He served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport from 1996-1999 having previously served as the section editor for motor learning. He also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Motor Behavior and has provided editorial assistance to numreous other motor learning journals around the world. Dr, Magill is widley published in refereed journals and has active in the service of Louisiana State University and numerous professional organizations. In April 1999 he was given the LSU Distinguished Faculty Award and in September he was the recipient of the endowed professorship, Helen "Bessie" Silverberg Pliner Professor in Kinesiology.