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ECE 001 - Movement Development and Education in Childhood

Faculty of Education · Pre-School Teaching · Undergraduate

ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Field Education Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Musa BARDAK

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to enable the students to prepare basic educational and physical life skills, concepts and strategies along with their life skills and values.

Course Content

The aim of the course is to enable the students to prepare basic educational and physical life skills, concepts and strategies along with their life skills and values.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. To know the importance of movement and play in preschool period
  2. To know the activity activities appropriate to the developmental periods
  3. To know and practice teaching methods in motion education and game teaching
  4. Effective measurement and evaluation in movement training and game teaching

Core Area Distribution

(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%60 (31) Social and Behavioural Science%20 (72) Health%20

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerExercise and PracticeGuided PracticeGroup StudyCase StudyExperiment - Test / Lab/ Workshop / Field PracticeSelf studyProblem Solving

Assessment & Evaluation

HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period16116
Midterm7214
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice818
Final16116

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Giving information about movement education and role and course content of the game in child developmentWorking on the relevant sections of the subject
2Theoretical approach to movement educationWorking on the relevant sections of the subject
3Theoretical approach to movement educationWorking on the relevant sections of the subject
4Game and physical education in the light of cognitive development and personality development theoriesWorking on the relevant sections of the subject
5Psychomotor development characteristics of children aged 36-72 monthsWorking on the relevant sections of the subject
6Issues to be considered in teaching preschool children in movement education Children's play and role of teacherWorking on the relevant sections of the subject
7Types of Games Sports games for preschool children Vehicle games (rope, ball, hoop, ribbon, etc.)Working on the relevant sections of the subject
8MidtermPreperation to Midterm
9Class games (educational games, attention enhancer, sensory developer, fine motor muscles developer games) Rhythmic activities and musical games (ronts)Working on the relevant sections of the subject
10Gymnastics, track and field, outdoor and adventure games for preschool childrenWorking on the relevant sections of the subject
11Teaching methods for preschool childrenWorking on the relevant sections of the subject
12Teaching formats and security used in preschool childrenWorking on the relevant sections of the subject
13Motor tests for preschoolersWorking on the relevant sections of the subject
14Measurement and evaluation in physical education and game teaching in preschool periodWorking on the relevant sections of the subject
15Movement training and play for people with disabilitiesWorking on the relevant sections of the subject
16FinalPrep to Final