Information Package / Course Catalogue
Normal Motor Development
Course Code: FTR111
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Postnatal normal development process will be examined in terms of reflex and motor development stages.

Course Content

It is aimed to inform the student about theories of development, normal movement development, nervous system, reflexes, developmental biomechanics, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems and pathological reflexes, movement dysfunctions and motor development tests.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.List the normal motor development process
2.Analyzes motor movement and sensory development.
3.Discuss the abnormal motor development conditions
4.Recognizes abnormal reflexes
5.Distinguish abnormal muscle tone, dysfunction and joint contractures
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Development of Movement and Function (2023) - Müberra Tanrıverdi - İstanbul TIP
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Physical Development
Week 2 - Theoretical
Factors affecting physical development
Week 3 - Theoretical
Features of motor development
Week 4 - Theoretical
Motor skills
Week 5 - Theoretical
Theoretical foundations of motor development I
Week 6 - Theoretical
Theoretical foundations of motor development II
Week 7 - Theoretical
MS factors affecting motor development
Week 8 - Theoretical
Neuromotor and Physiological Factors Affecting Motor Development (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Basic Motor development
Week 10 - Theoretical
Importance of movement education
Week 11 - Theoretical
Components of movement education
Week 12 - Theoretical
Planning movement education
Week 13 - Theoretical
Psychomotor features and motor tests
Week 14 - Theoretical
Factors that negatively affect growth and development
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)69
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026