PHED 21200: Motor Skill Development

 

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Search for Books
Payne, V. G., & Isaacs, L.D. (2011). Human motor development: A lifespan approach (8th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Gallahue, D. L., & Ozmun, J. C. (2006). Understanding motor development: Infants, children, adolescents, adults (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.


Defining Your Research Question

Determine and define the clinical problem
·       Frame this in a question format as it will help you determine the key concepts: population, intervention and outcome.
Generate a list of keywords using PICO
·       Patient or Population (what is the disorder or disease)
·       Intervention
·       Comparison (if any)
·       Outcome (what you are hoping to assess)

Finding Scholarly Articles

SPORTDiscus with Full Text
This is a great tool for finding sports medicine, fitness, coaching and education articles.
CINAHL
This is a great tool for finding education, health promotion, and psychosocial health articles along with research articles.
MEDLINE (EBSCO)
This is a great tool for finding primary medical and research articles.


Citing Sources Using APA

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association is the style manual of choice for many disciplines in the social sciences. The current edition is the sixth (2010).

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