Product Description

Designed for introductory students, this text provides the reader with a solid research base and defines difficult material by identifying concepts and demonstrating applications for each of those concepts. "Motor Learning and Control: Concepts and Applications" also includes references for all relevant material to encourage students to examine the research for themselves.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #214105 in Books
• Published on: 2006-08-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 482 pages

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.

Customer Reviews

Approachable
There are alot of texts out there on the subject of motor learning and motor control that may have more depth or particular applications to a given discipline, but this text is a a great overview that has applications that are broad and relevant to a variety of specializations and fields.

Great Book!!!! Easy to Read and Understand
I bought this book for a motor development class along with another one and this book is definitely the better one of the two. The other book is too slow to read and the authors do a bit too much self advertising in the book.