Motor Skill Behavior Lab Manual provides a tool for instructors and students to engage in practical, research-based experiences, to dive deeper into the many concepts covered in motor skill behavior. The lab manual includes a total of 10 labs covering a variety of topics within motor skill behavior, such as reaction time, sensory control of balance and the speed/accuracy trade off. Instructors can select the labs that are relevant for their particular set of students, major, curriculum and equipment availability to provide a set of tailored lab experiences for their needs. Each lab comes with an associated grading rubric that outlines the requirements at four separate performance levels. It is encouraged that instructors include one final lab in their courses where student groups can choose one additional lab from the list to conduct themselves from start to finish.
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Lab Format
a. Concept Description
b. Chart Creation
c. Data Interpretation
d. Concept Application
Description of Lab Experiences
a. Lab #1 Presenting Data in Excel
b. Lab #2 Reaction Time
c. Lab #3 Measurement of Error
d. Lab #4 Motor Abilities
e. Lab #5 Sensory Control of Balance
f. Lab #6 Constraints on Movement Performance
g. Lab #7 Speed-Accuracy Trade Off
h. Lab #8 Focus of Attention Instructions
i. Lab #9 Practice Variability
j. Lab #10 Feedback Frequency
Lab #1 Presenting Data in Excel
a. Introduction
b. Objectives
c. Methodology
d. Questions
e. Scoring Rubric
Lab #2 Reaction Time
a. Introduction
b. Objectives
c. Methodology
d. Questions
e. Scoring Rubric
Lab #3 Measurement of Error
a. Introduction
b. Objectives
c. Methodology
d. Questions
e. Scoring Rubric
Lab #4 Motor Abilities
a. Introduction
b. Objectives
c. Methodology
d. Questions
e. Scoring Rubric
Lab #5 Sensory Control of Balance
a. Introduction
b. Objectives
c. Methodology
d. Questions
e. Scoring Rubric
Lab #6 Constraints on Movement Performance
a. Introduction
b. Objectives
c. Methodology
d. Questions
e. Scoring Rubric
Lab #7 Speed-Accuracy Trade Off
a. Introduction
b. Objectives
c. Methodology
d. Questions
e. Scoring Rubric
Lab #8 Focus of Attention Instructions
a. Introduction
b. Objectives
c. Methodology
d. Questions
e. Scoring Rubric
Lab #9 Practice Variability
a. Introduction
b. Objectives
c. Methodology
d. Questions
e. Scoring Rubric
Lab #10 Feedback Frequency
a. Introduction
b. Objectives
c. Methodology
d. Questions
e. Scoring Rubric
Further Reading