Students discuss the principles of learning as they relate to the acquisition and teaching of motor skills. Students examine an in-depth analysis of the acute responses and chronic adaptations of human physiological systems to exercise and physical activity, including bioenergentics, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, and renal systems. Factors affecting exercise performance are evaluated, including ergogenic aids, environmental conditions, age, and gender. Students investigate the anatomical and mechanical factors which influence human motion and perform analyses of complex human motions with the goal of optimizing human movement performance. Focuses on implementation and analysis of instruction for adaptive physical education students.
Emphasis is on instruction for intact classes of students with special needs.
Explores the eight components of comprehensive school health, with an emphasis on the application of needs assessment and action planning skills in the development of comprehensive P-12 school health education. Reviews organizational theories and administrative skills for needs assessment, action planning, and evaluation of a comprehensive school health program with an emphasis on collaborative school and community partnerships. This is a study of current research methodologies and design in physical education. The student develops a pilot study prospectus. Each student must complete a Collaborative Action Research project or complete a master's thesis as part of this program.