Spring 2027

Motor Learning and Performance

KINES 361 provides a basic and up-to-date view of the major processes and mechanisms underlying the performance and learning of motor skills.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Andrea Mason

Summary

1 / 6

Past student reviews · Martha McCurdy

The review did not provide specific details about weekly time commitment or exam difficulty, only noting that the instructor was helpful with assignments.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Articulate the scientific methods used for studying motor performance and learning.

  • Describe how the sensory information is used in movement production.

  • Describe how cognitive factors such as attention and memory affect skill acquisition and performance.

  • Articulate current theories of motor skill performance and acquisition.

  • Explain how practice can be structured to optimize motor skill acquisition.

  • Demonstrate mastery of the above knowledge in a laboratory setting.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.52 GPA, 70.7% A/AB (n=58 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.47 GPA, 72.1% A/AB (n=86 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.55 GPA, 76.3% A/AB (n=59 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANDREA MASON is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARTHA MCCURDY is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Fall 2009. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1000
LAB 302Classroom Instruction0 / 140
LAB 303Classroom Instruction0 / 140
LAB 301Classroom Instruction0 / 140
LAB 304Classroom Instruction0 / 140

Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Martha McCurdy

A past student described their instructor as a sweetheart and noted that the course was helpful for meeting assignment goals.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.52 GPA, 70.7% A/AB (n=58 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.47 GPA, 72.1% A/AB (n=86 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.55 GPA, 76.3% A/AB (n=59 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Martha McCurdy

The review did not provide specific details about weekly time commitment or exam difficulty, only noting that the instructor was helpful with assignments.

Past student reviews · Martha McCurdy

Meeting with the instructor on big assignments was described as a way to guarantee doing well, highlighting the value of her support.

Topics

  • Processes and mechanisms underlying motor skill performance and learning
  • Sensory information use in movement production
  • Cognitive factors including attention and memory in skill acquisition
  • Current theories of motor skill performance and acquisition
  • Structuring practice to optimize motor skill acquisition

Skills

  • Articulating scientific methods for studying motor performance and learning within a conceptual framework.
  • Describing the role of sensory information and cognitive factors like attention and memory in movement and skill acquisition.
  • Explaining how to structure practice to optimize motor skill acquisition.
  • Demonstrating mastery of motor learning concepts in a laboratory setting.

Grades

Historical instructor

Spring 2027 · Projected

Before grades are released

– average GPA

Approximate 80% prediction interval

About this estimate

The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

6 earlier forecasts · 0.11 GPA average error.

Grades over time

Through Spring 2027

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Where this course fits relative to

Latest available grades · Spring 2026 · all course levels

GPA

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letter grades

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Typical course in this group: letter grades.

About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.

Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
KINES 361 · Spring 2027

Motor Learning and Performance

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Grade history

Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
LLM outputs across runs
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Full model traces

Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.

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Model & dataset provenance 
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