Theories of Motor Development

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Theories of Motor Development
  1. Dynamic Systems Theory
    1. Recognizes that movements are always a product of not only the CNS but also the biomechanical and energetic properties of the body, the environmental support and the specific demands of the particular task
      1. Emphasizes the factors that account for the differences in children's development and why some advance quicker than others
        1. Motivation is another major influene
    2. Sensory-Neurological Processes
      1. Sensory systems that receive information from the external envrionment. These are the propioceptors and they include the vestibular system and the kinaesthetic system.
        1. Vision- ability to perceive objects in the environment important for motor development
          1. Vestibular system- responds to internal stimuli providing information about body position and balance in relation to the external environment. The sensors are located in the labryinth of the inner ear
            1. Kinaesthestic system- provides information about body and limb position; the direction, extent and velocity of movements; and the level of tension in the muscles. The receptors are in muscle spindles, tendon organs, joint receptors, and stretch receptors in the skin overlying the joints.
              1. Integrative-perceptual processes- must rely on feedback from mutiple sensory system to accurately perceive the object. This sensory intergration depends on the recognition, intersensory matching and corss-modal transfer
            2. Cognitive Processes
              1. Involves the ability to anticipate objects and remember a specific set of movement sequences
                1. Memory- capacity of young children to solve problems and to perform a variety of tasks is often affected by limited memory. They overestimate their motor abilities
                  1. Anticipation/prediction- the development of the capacity to predict and extrapolate motion almost certainly depends on active experience of pursuing moving objects with the eyes, hands and body.
                2. Higher Order (Metacognitve)
                  1. Metacognition refers to a person's knowledge of their own cognition and the control they are able to exert on their cognitive activities. Activities such as testing, evaluation and revising strategies
                    1. Executive function- the set of mental processes that underpins goal-directed behaviour and acts off self-control. It incorporates elements of beahviour initiation and modulation, and the inhibition of mental attention.
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