Two internationally recognized authors, Michael Wade and John Baker, combine their expertise to provide you with a contemporary approach to physical education and exercise science. This text is ideal for any foundations course that examines the basic components of physical activity and introduces students to the areas of study within the broad field of kinesiology. Introduction to Kinesiology exposes your students to a variety of career options, including, but not limited to, teaching.

Kinesiology with PowerWeb: Health and Human Performance

Wade, Michael G.

Baker, John A.W.

Sports & Outdoors

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Sugar Dynasty: M.A. Patout & Son, Ltd., 1791-1993

Business & Money

Industries

Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette

Variability in Human Performance (Human Factors and Ergonomics)

Understanding the conditions under which variability in performance may arise, and the processes related to its emergence, gives us insight into the development of techniques for improving the quality of performance. Variability in Human Performance details the scientific and the practical implications of human performance variability by providing a broad perspective on how and why such variability occurs across a number of disciplinary domains. The text takes an approach that rests upon the idea of context, or design, specificity in performance, namely that variability in performance is closely referenced to design factors in the environment in which performance is occurring.  An exploration of the link between variability and related processes, the book introduces a comprehensive framework for understanding human performance variability, presented in terms of how human control of behavior is closely tied to design factors in the performance environment. The authors introduce empirical evidence, as well as practical examples and application areas, in support of this framework. The book begins with coverage of neurobiological and biomechanical basis of movement variability, then examines rich and extensive empirical evidence available for context specificity in cognitive performance and learning, as a basis for cognitive performance variability. The book then reviews the evidence for context specificity in:   Student learning Displaced feedback conditions Human error behavior Affective performance Social and team performance  The authors also explore work performance as influenced by complex sociotechnical systems and as a basis for performance variability, applying control systems concepts to an interpretation of the nature and basis of performance variability in all of these domains. They conclude by taking an evolutionary perspective on the origins and behavioral significance of human performance variability. The book then provides strategies on how individuals, groups, and organizations can significantly reduce variability in human performance that often leads to systems failures.

Fisher, Thomas

Smith, Thomas J.

Henning, Robert A.

Economics

CRC-Press

This book presents the latest evidence-based approaches to assessing and managing movement disorders in children. Uniquely, the authors have chosen to examine not just children with developmental coordination disorder, but also children with movement difficulties as a co-occurring secondary characteristic of another development disorder, including Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific language Impairment and Dyslexia. Guidelines are underpinned by motor learning theory, empiricism and professional practice. The authors have taken an ecological approach to management and show how professionals and carers&nbsp;working&nbsp;together can make relatively simple&nbsp;changes in a&nbsp;child's life that aggregate to substantial support. The book is rich in case studies to demonstrate the adaptability of these guidelines and show how they may be applied to children of different ages, abilities, and environments. The final chapter is comprised of interviews of thirteen notable clinicians and academics with intervention methodologies from around the world. This book is a valuable guide for anybody working with children with movement difficulties, including clinicians, teachers and parents.

Movement Difficulties in Developmental Disorders (Mac Keith Press Practical Guides)

Medical Books

Sugden, David

Medicine

Mac Keith Press

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