TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Ayşe Güler Küçükturan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understands the importance of preschool children's movement needs. 2) Uses appropriate methods and techniques for movement development studies. 3) Develops games that will support children's large muscle development. 4) Evaluates the development of children's motor skills
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	At the end of this course, students will learn about child motor development and its characteristics, the development of movement skills and physical abilities, the relationship between play and movement; Acquire skills for movement development according to age, planning educational environments for movement development, planning, implementing and evaluating movement activities appropriate to the preschool education program.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Meeting, sharing course content, course expectations, and explaining responsibilities 2nd Week Concepts related to development and their connections with motor development (growth, development, maturation, learning, readiness) 3rd Week Definition of motor development, basic concepts related to motor development (form, performance, movement, etc.) 4th Week Motor development areas 5th Week Factors affecting motor development 6th Week Lifespan movement development theory (Hourglass Model) 7th Week Growth and motor development characteristics between the ages of 0-6 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Examination of motor development items of developmental tests (DENVER, GEÇDA, EGE) Group studies 10th Week Examination of motor development items of developmental tests (DENVER, GEÇDA, EGE) Group studies 11th Week Sherborne Movement Development Program 12th Week Examining motor development area achievements and indicators in the pre-school education program, 13th Week Preparing and presenting activities for motor skill and movement development 14th Week Preparing and presenting activities for motor skill and movement development
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Instructor's lecture notes Özer,S. D. ve Özer, K. (2014). Çocuklarda Motor Gelişim. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara. Özer,S. D. ve Aktop, A. (2014). Motor Gelişimi Anlamak. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Presentation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Practice 1 20 Other 1 50 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 2 15 30 Total Workload 127 Total Workload / 30 4,23 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No