Information Package / Course Catalogue
Movement Development and Education in Children
Course Code: OÖÖ487
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the motor development characteristics of preschool children and to acquire the skills to plan, implement, and evaluate movement activities in accordance with the preschool education program.

Course Content

This course covers the motor development process in children and its fundamental characteristics. It includes theoretical and practical examinations of the development of motor skills and physical abilities, as well as the relationship between play and movement. Age-specific motor development is analyzed, and the planning of educational environments that support movement development is discussed. The course also aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to plan, implement, and evaluate movement activities suitable for the preschool education program.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the process and fundamental characteristics of motor development.
2.Identifies the characteristics of movement development by age.
3.Explains the relationship between play and movement development.
4.Designs learning environments that support movement development.
5.Plans, implements, and evaluates movement activities in accordance with the preschool education program.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Gallahue, D. L., Jozmun, J.C., Goodway,J.D & Grew Hill, M. (2014). Motor gelişimi anlamak (Çev: D. Sevimay Özer ve A. Aktop). Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
2.Sevimay Özer, D. ve Özer, K. (2007). Çocuklarda motor gelişim. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
3.Duman, G.(2015). Okul öncesi eğitimde beden eğitimi ve oyun. Ankara. Eğiten Kitap.
4.Günsel, A.M. (2011). Okul öncesi beden eğitimi ve uygulamaları. Anı Yayıncılık.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts of motor development
Week 2 - Theoretical
Principles of motor development, factors affecting motor development
Week 3 - Theoretical
Development of movement skills and physical abilities, he relationship between play and movement
Week 4 - Theoretical
Perceptual motor abilities of children, movement development according to age
Week 5 - Theoretical
Movement education program in preschool education and materials to be used in movement education
Week 6 - Theoretical
Movement activities based on the preschool education program
Week 7 - Theoretical
Movement activities based on the preschool education program
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Planning of movement activities in accordance with the preschool education program.(Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Planning of movement activities in accordance with the preschool education program.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Implementation of movement activities in accordance with the preschool education program.
Week 11 - Practice
Implementation of movement activities in accordance with the preschool education program.
Week 12 - Practice
Implementation of movement activities in accordance with the preschool education program.
Week 13 - Practice
Implementation of movement activities in accordance with the preschool education program.
Week 14 - Practice
Implementation of movement activities in accordance with the preschool education program.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Term Assignment1%60
Midterm Examination1%40
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice50210
Term Project102020
Midterm Examination104040
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)98
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
3
4
4
4
3
3
OÇ-2
4
2
4
3
3
2
2
OÇ-3
4
3
4
3
2
3
OÇ-4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
OÇ-5
5
3
4
4
5
5
3
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026