MOTOR CONTROL
and
LEARNING

Process
- Beginner focuses on solving cognitively-oriented problem
- Gathering information

Characteristics
- Movements are slow, inconsistent and inefficient
- Large part of the movement are controlled consciously

Process
- Person has learned to associate cues from the environment with required movements; works to refine performance to be more consistent
- Putting action together

Characteristics
- Movements are more fluid, reliable and efficient
- Some parts of the movement are controlled consciously,
some automatically

Process
- Final stage where performance of the skill is "automatic" (in terms of attention demanded
- Much time and practice

Characteristics
- Movements are accurate consistent and efficient
- Movement is largely controlled automatically

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