Motor Development and Learning Across the Lifespan

Catalog description

This course examines how humans develop and learn movement skills across the lifespan and how these processes influence physical activity, recreation, and daily life. Drawing on ecological and developmental perspectives, students explore how individual traits, environments, and tasks shape motor behavior and physical activity. Topics include motor development theory, motor learning, physical literacy, and movement constraints. Emphasis is placed on how motor competence supports lifelong physical activity, autonomy, and wellbeing.