Effect of selected motor play in high and low independence environments on motor performance and adaptive behavior of educable mentally retarded children
Poster Presentation
Paper ID : 1149-12THCONG
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Authors
1M.Sc. In Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Motor Behavior Department, Alzahra University, Vanak, Tehran, Iran
2Assistant professor, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Department of Motor Behavior, Alzahra University, Vanak, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The purpose of this present study was to investigate the effect of selected motor play in high and low independence environments on motor performance and adaptive behavior of educable mentally retarded children. Participants of mentally retarded children (10 girls and 10 boys) ranging in age from 7 to 10 years were recruited from Gonbad Kavous Welfare Office of BAHAR Rehabilitation Center. These were investigated. In addition, IQ of 50 to 70 participants was confirmed by the specialists
of the Spring Rehabilitation Center. Accordingly, 20 people were selected for the test. After recording body image data (height and weight) and chronological age of each eligible participant, the subjects were randomly divided into two groups in high independence and low independence learning environments. The research method was pre-test and post-test and motor assessment was performed using M-ABC-2 test. Intervention was done in six weeks, two days a week, 12 sessions, school play
in two high and low independence educational settings. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 software. To test the research hypothesis, repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc test were used. The results showed that there was
no difference between motor games in the two educational environments with high autonomy and low autonomy on motor performance in educable mentally retarded children, but adaptive behavior was better in high autonomy group. But the motor performance in both groups in the post-test phase was higher than in the pre-test phase, which indicates the improvement of both groups in the post-test phase.
of the Spring Rehabilitation Center. Accordingly, 20 people were selected for the test. After recording body image data (height and weight) and chronological age of each eligible participant, the subjects were randomly divided into two groups in high independence and low independence learning environments. The research method was pre-test and post-test and motor assessment was performed using M-ABC-2 test. Intervention was done in six weeks, two days a week, 12 sessions, school play
in two high and low independence educational settings. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 software. To test the research hypothesis, repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc test were used. The results showed that there was
no difference between motor games in the two educational environments with high autonomy and low autonomy on motor performance in educable mentally retarded children, but adaptive behavior was better in high autonomy group. But the motor performance in both groups in the post-test phase was higher than in the pre-test phase, which indicates the improvement of both groups in the post-test phase.
Keywords
motor play; Mental retardation; high independence learning environment; low independence learning environment
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