BSE217 Motor Development Control and Learning Tutor Marked Assignment 01 (TMA01) | SUSS

Tutor-Marked Assignment (TMA01)

This assignment is worth 30% of the final mark for BSE217 Motor Development, Control and Learning.

The cut-off date for this assignment is 12 February 2025, 11.55 pm.

Note to Students:

You are to submit the assignment via Turnitin on Canvas and include the following particulars in your submission: Course Code, Title of the TMA, SUSS PI No., Your Name and Submission Date.

Important:

a) The use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools in completing this assignment is prohibited.
b) If the use of GAI tools is suspected, the University may conduct additional evaluations, such as viva voce examinations, to determine authorship and assess whether violations have occurred

Question 1

NOTE: Discussion board for Question 1 will be opened from 22 January 2025 (after Session 2). The discussion board will close on 12 February 2025, 11.55 pm

Discussion Board (DB): You are to use the discussion board feature for this question of the TMA. There are two parts to this question (i.e., Part A and B)

Task specifics:

(a) On the discussion board:
(i) Explain the implications of how evolving theories of motor development and
learning impacts the practitioner (i.e., coach, teacher, etc.).
(ii) Outline at least two examples of how the practitioner can inform their practice with contemporary theories of motor development and learning in the practice of a particular sport.
(b) Respond to two different peer entries on the discussion board. For each response, use a listed example from your peer of how the practitioner can inform their practice with contemporary theory.
Describe the anticipated responses of a novice and proficient learner.

Question 2

(a) Present an overview of the various research methodologies that are predominantly used to investigate changes in motor development.
(b) Develop a research study using one of the methodologies presented in 2a, investigating the changes in motor skill. Include the following details in your study design. You may include other appropriate details as necessary. Include empirical evidence to substantiate the decisions made for the following points.
a. Research question
b. Participants
c. Number of participants
d. Age range
e. Duration of study (including various tests)
f. Measured variables
(c) List the hypothesis of your study. Use empirical evidence to supplement your hypothesis.

Question 3

An attribute of motor development milestone in infants (1 year old and below) that remainsrelatively stable to ecological interferences is reflexes.
(a) Explain the role and characteristics of the various categories of reflexes.
(b) Provide examples of how a caregiver can identify TWO (2) specific reflexes.

Question 4

Vision influences postural control. Specifically, Lee & Lishman (1974) provide insights on how optic flows can perturb the visual system in postural control.
(a) Describe what optic flows are.
(b) Use the concepts of optic flows and explain the following phenomena. You can supplement your responses with the use of diagrams.
Explain why passengers seated at the back of Car A may not feel that they are moving any faster when moving at 60 km/hr versus 100 km/hr if the only visual information for the passenger is Car B which is travelling beside Car A.
(c) Outline the differentiating influence of vision on the postural control capabilities in children and adults.