MOTOR CONTROL AND LEARNING

LEARNER WORKS TO ACHIEVE TWO GOALS: 1) MOVEMENT COORDINATION PATTERN TO ENABLE SOME DEGREE OF SUCCESS ACHIEVING ACTION GOAL 2) LEARN TO DISCRIMINATE BETWEEN REGULATORY AND NON-REGULATORY CONDITIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT

INVOLVES LEARNER ACQUIRING THREE CHARACTERISTICS: 1) ADAPTING MOVEMENT PATTERN ACQUIRED IN INITIAL STAGE TO DEMANDS OF ANY PERFORMANCE SITUATION 2) INCREASE CONSISTENCY OF ACTION GOAL ACHIEVEMENT 3) PERFORM WITH AN ECONOMY OF EFFORT

MOVEMENTS ARE SLOW, INCONSISTENT AND INEFFICIENT. LARGE PART OF THE MOVEMENT ARE CONTROLLED CONSCIOUSLY.

MOVEMENT ARE MORE FLUID, RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT. SOME PARTS OF THE MOVEMENT ARE CONTROLLED CONSCIOUSLY, SOME AUTOMATICALLY.

MOVEMENT ARE MORE ACCURATE, CONSISTENT AND EFFICIENT. MOVEMENT IS LARGELY CONTROLLED AUTOMATICALLY.