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psychomotor

psychomotor

1 7.3
Relating to the connection between thinking and body movement
  • adjective
  • /ˌsaɪkoʊˈmoʊtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : psicomotor
  • Psychomotor activities, such as dancing or sports, connect mental focus with physical movement.
  • psychomotor development
  • psychomotor skills
  • psychomotor ability

Examples

  • Music educators should also be aware of the cognitive and psychomotor development of children in order to properly sequence learning objectives.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Psychomotor performance data can provide evidence to discern whether students are progressing toward planned objectives.

    Academic text (2001)
  • For that reason, only cognitive and psychomotor behaviors are considered under the concept of productivity in this article.

    Academic text (1992)
  • As a result, reported student benefits encompassed more than just the typical fitness and psychomotor benefits.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Carefully planned in the integrated curriculum, psychomotor learning can become a successful component of the foundation for lifelong learning.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Students must develop a variety of important cognitive and psychomotor skills that mutually illuminate their understanding.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Four measures were utilized to assess affective and psychomotor development.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The purpose of this study was to implement and evaluate a curricular model designed to enhance sociomoral and psychomotor development in physical education.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The outputs of the educational system are realized in cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The therapist designed exercises to improve the patient's psychomotor skills and coordination.

Compounds

1 7.8

A brain condition that causes brief loss of awareness, memory gaps, and automatic movements or strange sensations

5.3

The gradual learning of how the mind controls body movement

Surface Forms

psychomotor positive

Morphology

psychomotor = motor (semi-transparent) = psycho + motor

The word is built compositionally from psycho- plus motor, but the combining form psycho- is not a fully transparent everyday English element for many learners.

Etymology

Psychomotor comes from two parts: psycho-, a part that means 'mind' as in psychology, and motor, which means 'move' like a car motor. So psychomotor means the connection between the mind and physical movement.