Grounded in social cognitive and self-determination theory, one purpose of the large-scale investigation reported in this volume was to determine whether elementary-aged children (7-12 years old) are progressing toward attainment of the psychomotor assessments that have been recommended for predicting achievement of National Association for Sport…

K-12 students enter physical education with many naive conceptions or misconceptions of how motor skills are acquired. One goal of physical education is to teach concepts that will help students learn and perform motor skills, but many practitioners don't know how to provide experiences that will teach students to apply their knowledge…

The author presents two competencies in the psychomotor domain and two in the cognitive domain which describe the physically educated high school student. (MJB)

This document, divided into two main sections, contains a set of minimal physical education skill objectives. The following statements summarize the skill objectives described in section two: (a) these objectives affect the cognitive and affective components of physical education; (b) they are basic enough to be achieved by nearly all children;…

This article identifies three types of training--cognitive, psychomotor, and affective--and states that a training which ignores one of these types of training may be deficient. The author cites an unfortunate parachuting program that neglected to include psychomotor skills. (JB)

This article presents an interview with Al Pesso and Diane Boyden, founders of Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor (PBSP), or psychomotor psychotherapy. This system of psychotherapy incorporates the body and movement in to a process of individualized "structures" that have implication for marriage and family therapists. (GCP)

The move towards applying outcome-based education in teaching and learning at tertiary education level has become an important topic in Malaysia. Apart from the three learning domains; namely, cognitive, psychomotor and affective, the Ministry of Higher Education has determined eight learning outcomes which are important in providing wholesome…

This article reviews research showing that physical educators are not successfully helping students acquire motor skills and suggests ways of teaching more effectively. (MT)

Experimental evidence strongly supports the assumption that knowledge of results (KR) is necessary for learning to occur. This study compares the effects of KR or no-KR with the effects of an interpolated verbal activity on learning and performance of a timed motor task. Results are presented. (Author/MT)

Discusses the limitations of existing instructional design models, including Gagne's, and describes a new, more complete model meant to improve upon those now in use. Twenty-four references are appended. (LLS)

Constraints are characteristics of the individual, the task, or the environment that mold and shape movement choices and performances. Constraints can be positive--encouraging proficient movements or negative--discouraging movement or promoting ineffective movements. Physical educators must analyze, evaluate, and determine the effect various…

This document summarizes a curriculum workshop that defines individualization in terms of cognitive, psychomotor, and affective objectives. This definition is operationalized in objectives, evaluations, and resources keyed to nine individualization steps, which are documented by examples. A one-page planning matrix is used to sum up the nine…

This manual, specifically designed to accompany formal instruction in the writing of behavioral objectives, is also intended for use by individuals desiring knowledge of behavioral objectives and behavioral domain concepts. The introductory chapter on rationale for use of behavioral objectives outlines an instructional cycle designed to aid…