Motor skills

Question 1

what are motor skills

Answer 1

1. voluntary movements

2. they are used to achieve a specific purpose or goal

Question 2

what is movement

Answer 2

movements are components of skills

Question 3

what is a skill/movement example

Answer 3

Walking is the skill

-walking on ice, concrete, and sand all require different movements

Question 4

What are 4 reasons to distinguish motor skills from movements

Answer 4

1. different movements get you to a motor skill
2. people adapt movements to achieve the same goal
3. motor skills are measured with regard to outcome
4. movements evaluated by specific characteristics

Question 5

what are the 4 characteristics of a motor skill

Answer 5

1. goal to achieve
2. performed voluntarily
3. requires head, body, or limb movement
4. needs to be learned or relearned

Question 6

what are the one dimension classifications of a motor skill

Answer 6

1. gross motor vs fine motor
2. discrete vs serial vs continuous
3. open vs closed

Question 7

Gross vs fine motor skills

Answer 7

Gross- uses large muscles
Fine- control of small muscles
–high degree of precision

Question 8

Continuous vs serial vs discrete motor skills

Answer 8

Continuous- very repetitive, arbitrary start and stop, determined by the environment

serial- series of discrete movements

discrete- very clear beginning and end