Acquiring, developing and improving movement skills

The first movement skills an infant will learn in the first 12 months of life are:

• Crawling and walking

• Grasping and rolling over

• Jumping and skipping

• Running and hopping

Consider the fundamental movement skills that most toddlers learn (jump, land, kick, hit, throw, roll etc). Which of the following is a factor that helps in the development of these skills?

• Genetics

• Practice and repetition

• Lack of physical activity

• Ignoring motor skills

Which of the following best describes the process of learning a new physical skill, from being a novice to becoming proficient?

• It feels easy from the start and requires little effort.

• Initial attempts are challenging, but competence is reached through practice and support from internal and external factors.

• Competence is achieved instantly without any struggle.

• Progression is only possible with external help, not internal motivation.

Who is the most physically capable, athletic and skilled person you know, and what makes you say this about them?

• Their strength and endurance

• Their intelligence

• Their sense of humor

• Their artistic skills

Fundamental movement skills can be divided into three categories. One of them is Locomotor skills, which are used to _________.

• move from one place to another

• balance on one spot

• catch and throw objects

• jump in place

Stabilisation skills are used to ________ and control body movement during movement.

• adjust

• ignore

• weaken

• delay

Manipulative skills require the use of equipment with control, ________ and power.

• accuracy

• speed

• balance

• timing

What is one of the characteristics of learners listed in the presentation?

• Personality, Heredity, Confidence, Prior experience, Ability

• Age, Gender, Location, Language

• Favorite color, Hobbies, Pet ownership, Travel history

• Height, Weight, Eye color, Shoe size

Which characteristic of learners refers to inherited traits from parents?

Which characteristic of learners involves belief in one's own abilities?