motor skill classification

Fine

Require control of small

muscles to achieve the

goal of the skill

Gross

Require the use of large

musculature to achieve the

goal of the skills

Discrete

specified beginning and

end points

Continous

arbitrary beginning and

end points

Closed

involve a

stationary supporting surface,

object, and/or other people; PERFORMER DETERMINES

Open

nvolve

moving supporting surface,

object, and/or other people, ENVIRONMENT DETERMINES

Serial

continuous

series of discrete skill