Human Motor Development

Human Motor Development: A Lifespan Approach, 10th Edition, offers an overview to the study of changes in human movement across the lifespan. The book uses a holistic approach and emphasizes the importance of intellectual, social, and physical development and their impact on human motor development at all ages.

The tenth edition has been completely revised and updated to reflect the most recent research and technology in human motor development. Organized into five parts, the book examines key topics in motor development including the relationship between cognitive and social development and motor development, factors affecting development, changes across the lifespan, and assessment in motor development.

Highly illustrated and written for student accessibility, Human Motor Development: A Lifespan Approach is essential reading for students of motor control and development, kinesiology, human performance, and students interested in physical therapy, physical education, and exercise science. The book also provides access to a fully updated companion website, which includes laboratory exercises, an instructors’ manual, a test bank, and lecture slides.

About the Authors

V. Gregory Payne is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Kinesiology at San Jose State University, USA. He formerly served as the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Applied Sciences and Arts and as Chair of the Department of Kinesiology. Payne is a specialist in human motor development with interests ranging from aging and physical activity to children’s sports and fitness. He received a BS degree from Western Illinois University and later received that institution’s Distinguished Alumni Award. He earned an MA from the University of Iowa and his PED from Indiana University. Payne worked for the Venezuelan Ministry of Education as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Venezuela following college.

Larry D. Isaacs is Professor Emeritus and former Director of the Exercise Physiology Program, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Mathematics at Wright State University, USA. Isaacs received both his BS and MS degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University, where he specialized in human motor development and also developed a strong interest in both human physiology and exercise physiology. Following four years of public school teaching, Isaacs attended the University of Maryland and received his doctorate in 1979. He continues to serve as a reviewer for many scholarly journals. In addition, he has published numerous scholarly articles and has authored, coauthored, and contributed to 21 textbooks. He is certified with the American College of Sports Medicine (Certified Exercise Physiologist) and was awarded Research Fellow status by AAHPERD/SHAPE. In addition, he has received the Wright State University Presidential Recognition award for research. Isaacs continues to work part-time as a clinical exercise physiologist at Hilton Head Hospital, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, where he works with both cardiac and pulmonary patients.