Objectives and competences

• To acquaint students with up-to-date research in the field of monitoring and assessment of children’s motor development; • To acquaint students to use basic research methods required for monitoring and assessment of kinesiometric data; • To enable students for autonomous work in the field of monitoring and assessment of children’s motor development.

Content (Syllabus outline)

• Characteristics of child’s development as a foundation of the child’s whole and motor progress; • Analysis of the child's motor efficiency; • Kinesiometry in childhood; • Research methods in kinesiology; • Specifics in motor development as a means of differentiation and inclusion of motor talented children and children with disabilities in motor development; • Guidance of children in sport practice.

Learning and teaching methods

• lectures • individual and group work

Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding

Knowledge and understanding: • Applying of basic research methods in kinesiology; • Observing, testing and evaluating of motor development; • Preparing motor programme in accordance with motor development; • Accuracy and consistency in measurement methods.

Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes

Readings

• Škof, B. & sodelavci (2016). Šport po meri otrok in mladostnikov: pedagoški, didaktični, psiho-socialni, biološki in zdravstveni vidiki športne vadbe mladih. Ljubljana: Fakulteta za šport. • Haywood, K., Roberton, M. A., & Getchell, N. (2012). Advanced analysis of motor development. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. • Kristan, S. (2012). Športni terminološki slovar: delovni izvod za širšo strokovno razpravo. Ljubljana: Fakultetea za šport. • Schmidt, R.A. & Wrisberg, C.A. (2008). Motor learning and performance: a situation-based learning approach. Champaign: Human Kinetics.

Prerequisits

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