COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SKILL ACQUISITION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISÖ 5044 SKILL ACQUISITION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Primary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ERKUT KONTER

Offered to

Primary Teacher Education

Course Objective

Developing and using skills in skill acquision for candidates of masters degree students

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand and use of basic concepts and theoritical approaches related to skill acquision.
2   To understand and use of skills related to tecnical, tactical and mental skills learning.
3   To understand and use of knowledge related to biological and controling foundations of brain.
4   To understand and use of knowledge related to talent detection, identification and development.
5   To understand and use of knowledge related to anticipation, transfer, motor programs, stress, anxiety, attention and concentration in skill acquision.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Historical development of skill acquisition and basic concepts: Moveement, ability, skill, teaching and learning, performance, motor, motor learning, motor ability, mtor skill, motor control, motor development, motor psychomotor etc.
2 Motor skills and classications. Research methods and principles of movement in skill learning.
3 Tecnical, tactical, mental skills and motivation.
4 Arousal, anxiety and self-regulation.
5 Brain and control of movement.
6 Individual differences.
7 Midterm Exam
8 Stages of motor skill learning
9 Motor programs
10 Attention and concentration
11 Information processing, memory and feedback.
12 Decision making, anticipation and reaction.
13 Transfer in learning.
14 Talent detection, identification and development.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Christina, R. W. Corcos, D. M. (1988). Coaches Guide to Teaching Sport Skills. IIIinois: Human Kinetics.
Latash, M. L. Lestienne, F. (2006). Motor Control and Learning. NewYork: Springer.
Gallahue, L. D. (2002). Classifying Movement Skills: One and Two Dimensional Models. 7. Uluslararası Spor Bilimleri Kongresi, 27-29 Ekim, Antalya.
Gallahue, L. D. Omzun, J. C. (2005). Understanding Motor Development: Infants, Children, Adolescents, Adults. US: Brown and Benchmark Publishers.
Gould, D. Chung, Y. (2004). Self-Regulation Skills in Young, Middle, and Older Adulthood. In. M. R. Weiss (Ed.). Developmental Sport and Exercise Psychology, A Lifespan Perspective. Morgantown: Fitness Information Technology,Inc.pp.183-402.
Gökmen, H. Karagül, T. Aşçı, F. H. (1995). Psikomotor Gelişim. Ankara: Yayın No: 139. TC.Başbakanlık Gençlik ve Spor Genel Müdürlüğü

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Expression, presentation, discussion, questions and answers, case studies, cooperative learning and field applications.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students are assessed by the midterm and final exams in direction with learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70 % of compulsory participation for classes.
The lecturer is responsible for the individual and cooperative teaching methods. Teacher declares methods and applications of the classes at the beginning of the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erkut.konter@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 18 18
Preparation for midterm exam 2 18 36
Preparation for final exam 2 18 36
Preparing assignments 2 8 16
Preparing presentations 2 8 16
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 163

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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