PES560 MOTOR LEARNING
| Course Code: | 4530560 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Physical Education and Sports |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Upon the successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Recall and define basic terminology used in motor behavior study
- Describe, compare, and contrast current theoretical perspectives of motor learning
- Identify individual differences factors that mediate skill learning and performance
- Identify the characteristics of an individual that influence the learning and performance of motor skills
- Identify various conditions that may influence motor skill acquisition
- Describe methodological approaches taken to study motor learning
- Describe the changes that occur in learning as a result of practice
- Describe the role of feedback in the learning of a motor skill
Course Content
An investigation of motor learning as an important component of the foundation needed to understand human behavior as it relates to teaching, learning and performing motor skills. The course explains the process by which humans acquire and refine physical skills, as well as the stages of skill learning and development.
Course Learning Outcomes
This course should help you to:
- read and understand text
- write clearly and effectively
- use written and oral communication skills effectively
- uses technology to find information and learn
- think clearly & critically, blending experience, knowledge, & reasoning into judgment
- identify, interpret, & solve problems, effectively implementing & evaluating strategies
- think critically and acts logically to evaluate situations
- identify problems and make decisions in a constructive manner
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Develop and extend the knowledge and skills related to the field | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Contribute to national literature with studies | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Interpret and contribute the knowledge in interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary groups | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Provide education and training to public and private institutions | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Contribute to enhancement of programs (career development programs etc.) | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Develop and implement national and international projects | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Capability to work with a team | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Work independently in area of expertise | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Offer data-driven solutions to problems and show leadership characteristics | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Internalize social, cultural, scientific, and ethical problems | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Utilize communication skills at academic environments | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Use at least one foreign language at advanced level for writing and speaking | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Openness to critical thinking, diversity and change | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Demonstrate and behave in accordance with ethical values in personal and professional life | ✔ | |||
| 15 | Use the information technologies for education and research activities | ✔ | |||
| 16 | Use technologies effectively in education and sport settings | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution