PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
ANY321	PSYCHOMOTOR DEVELOPMENT	5	2	2	3

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assoc.Prof. MEHMET SOYAL
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	The objective of the course is to help students gain the knowledge and ability to apply the tests used to evaluate the motor development in order to explain the psychomotor development periods and characteristics, and to recognize the neuromuscular coordination disorders that may occur during psycho-motor development.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Contents of the course include; Principles of motor development, factors affecting motor development, tests used to evaluate motor development, psychomotor development periods, gender differences in development and developmental disorders.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Describe the basic concepts related with Psychomotor development.
Explain factors that affect motor development.
Explain the developmental periods and their characteristics.
Apply the tests used to evaluate motor development.
Discover nerve-muscle coordination disorders that may occur during psychomotor development.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	General structure of the course, information about its functioning, Psychomotor course videos- Course success criteria Formation of Groups	Narration, question-response method
2	Reading books related with the subject	Definitions of development, progress of motor development as a science, basic concepts of motor development	Narration, question-response discussion method
3	Reading books related with the subject	Principles of motor development, factors affecting motor development	Narration, question-response discussion method
4	Reading books related with the subject	Sandglass model, motor development periods	Narration, question-response discussion method
5	Video viewing Reading books related with the subject	Tests used to evaluate motor development	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Applied Group Study
6	Video viewing Reading books related with the subject	Basic Movements Period, Measurement of motor performance in preschool children	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Applied Group Study
7	Video viewing Reading books related with the subject	Basic Movements Period, Measurement of motor performance in preschool children and TGMD III	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Applied Group Study
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Review study with lecture notes	General review	Narration, demonstration method and applied work
10	Video viewing Reading books related with the subject	Gender differences in development	Narration, question-response discussion method
11	Video viewing Reading books related with the subject	Developmental disorders	Narration, question-response discussion method
12	Material procurement about the practice exercises	Sports Related Movements Period: Practice with primary school students	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Applied Group Study
13	Reading book chapter and preparation of PPT file	Cognitive motor development programs, student presentations	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Applied Group Study
14	Reading book chapter and preparation of PPT file	Gender, Addiction, Stimulus enrichment Motor development and brain development, student presentations	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Applied Group Study
15	Reading book chapter and preparation of PPT file	General review and student presentations	Narration, Question and Answer, Discussion Method and Applied Group Study
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Gallahue, D.L. ve Ozmun, J.G. (2006). Understanding motor development: Infants, children, adolescents, adults. 6th Ed. International Edition, McGraw-Hill Companies, New York.
Kluka-Darlene, A. (1999). Motor Behavior: From Learning to Performance. Englewood, Colorado: Morton Publishing Company.
Atay, M. (2005). Çocukluk döneminde gelişim. Kök Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Gökmen, H.; Karagül, T.; Aşçı, HF. (1993). Psikomotor Gelişim. T.C Başbakanlık Gençlik ve Spor Genel Müdürlüğü, Ankara.
Özer, D.S., Özer, K. (2007). Çocuklarda Motor Gelişim. Nobel Yayınları, İstanbul.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	2	28
Preliminary & Further Study	13	2	26
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	7	2	14
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	5	1	5
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	41	0	75