Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Sport and Exercise Sciences

Learning Methods

Lecture

Seminar

Module Offerings

5093SPS-JAN-CTY

Aims

The module aims to develop students' abilities to evaluate psychological principles associated with sport and performance and motor control and learning, considering individual (e.g., personality) and environmental (e.g., culture) factors.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Evaluate the individual and environmental psychological principles associated with sport performance.
2.
Evaluate the individual and environmental psychological principles associated with motor control and learning and perceptual/cognitive expertise.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
Understanding individuals (e.g., resilience and thriving, anxiety, confidence, personality and choking/clutching under pressure). Understanding environments (e.g., performance sport culture and competitive, organisation and personal stress). Motor learning (e.g., using our senses to control movement, the brain and spinal cord, the use of augmented information to facilitate motor learning, and planning optimal practice environments for motor learning.
Module Overview:
This module will develop your ability to evaluate psychological principles associated with sport performance, motor control and learning, considering individual (e.g., personality) and environmental (e.g., culture) factors.
Additional Information:
BUES and BPS mapped.

Assessments

Test

Centralised Exam