ECTS - Physical Growth and Motor Development

Physical Growth and Motor Development (CHL207) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Physical Growth and Motor Development CHL207 3 1 0 4 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Observation Case Study, Brain Storming.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives To give students information on brain development and motor performance, body image, motor development periods, factors affecting development, physical growth, factors affecting growth and evaluation of physical growth, the evaluation of motor development, activities to support motor development, child-specific exercise programs that can be applied at home-school and outdoor areas, and environmentally regulatory issues.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • At the end of the course, students will have information about physical growth and motor development processes, and will gain knowledge and experience about motor development assessment and supportive studies of children.
  • He/she explains the basic concepts and principles associated with growth and development, lists the factors affecting growth and development, explains individual differences in growth and development, and recognizes developmental risks during infancy.
  • He/she explains the concepts of body perception, summarizes the factors affecting body image, discusses approaches to support body image, and recognizes problem situations related to body perception and develops solutions.
  • He/she explains the concepts related to physical growth, summarizes the factors affecting physical growth, explains physical growth by age, discusses the relationship between physical growth and development areas.
  • He/she explains the basic concepts of motor development, lists the factors affecting motor development, explains gross and fine motor development, explains the stages of motor development according to age.
  • He/she makes motor development assessments, notices the problems related to physical growth and motor development, explains that he/she will direct them to the relevant professionals.
  • He/she provides supportive suggestions for physical growth and motor development in line with the needs of the child, prepares and implements programs that support motor development in line with the needs of the child, provides counseling to families according to the needs of children on physical growth and motor development.
Course Content Developmental risks in infancy, safety in infancy, body image and the development of body image according to age, factors affecting body image and problems related to body image, basic concepts and principles related to growth and development, factors affecting growth and development, critical periods in growth and development, age-related growth and growth percentiles, the relationship between growth and development areas, methods/approaches supporting physical growth,basic concepts related to

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Basic concepts of growth, development, physical growth and motor development
2 Principles of motor development Factors affecting growth and motor development
3 Period of reflex movements and their features
4 Primitive movements period and its features
5 The period of basic movements and their features
6 Midterm I
7 The period of sports-related movements
8 Body perception Recognizing problem situations related to physical growth, and motor development, and suggestions for solutions
9 Motor development assessment by age
10 Physical fitness in children Perceptual motor abilities of children
11 Activities to support motor development
12 Homework
13 Counseling families on physical growth and motor development
14 Project Presentation
15 Project Presentation
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Understanding Motor Development
2. Physical Education for Elementary School Children
3. Physical Education for Children Daily Lesson Plans
4. Çocuklarda Motor Gelişim

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 10
Presentation - -
Project 1 10
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 To have basic theoretical knowledge about the field within the scope of health, education and support services, organizational structure and systematics. X
2 To be able to understand the basic concepts, approaches and theories in the field of child development, to associate them with current life, national and international developments. X
3 To be able to use sciences such as health, education, and psychology along with the basic knowledge and skills of the discipline of child development. X
4 To be able to identify the problems encountered and develop solutions based on the knowledge and skills required by the discipline of child development. X
5 To be able to independently carry out the necessary work as an individual and as a team member, and take responsibility in the practices related to child development education in preschool education institutions, private education institutions and health institutions X
6 To be able to have the necessary basic knowledge for applications in preschool education institution, private education institution and health institutions related to child development education. X
7 To be able to determine the learning needs associated to lifelong learning related to child development and education and to make the necessary guidance. X
8 To be able to act in accordance with professional ethics and social-responsibility-understanding in all field practices and social relations of the profession X
9 To be able to carry out studies on child development to raise awareness of society and other professional groups . X
10 To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a universal foreign language. X
11 To be able to do resource research for the purpose of accessing information, to use databases, numerical values and other information sources. X
12 To be able to communicate effectively with the family and the child in accordance with the cultural structure, and to work in cooperation in child development studies. X
13 To be able to act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in all studies in the field of child development. X
14 To be able to show sensitivity to the universality of social rights in the field of child development, protection of quality cultural values, occupational health and safety. X
15 To be able to evaluate and prepare the materials required by the field of child development (educational toys, educational books and brochures, game material) and to use them for educational purposes. X
16 To be able to determine the developmental differences of 0-18 year old children at an early stage, to prepare and implement appropriate education programs. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 4 64
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 1 14
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 1 5 5
Report
Homework Assignments 1 8 8
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 8 8
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 109