The Effect of Cup Stacking on Hand dexterity and Executive Functions in Primary School Children
Poster Presentation
Paper ID : 1609-12THCONG
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Authors
1MSc Student, Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University
2Ph.D, Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University
3Assistant Professor, Dept. of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Shahid Rajaee University, Tarbiat, Iran
Abstract
Developing fundamental motor skills is important for all children, because fundamental motor skills are the basis of the more complex motor skills that the child uses in recreational and daily living activities. Lack of attention to motor activities in everyday life and in education programs of different communities, especially in childhood, may cause or aggravate some motor deficits among children.
The aim of present study was to determine the effect of cup stacking on hand dexterity and executive functions of primary school children.
36 third grade students (boys and girls) were selected from the evaluable sample and were assigned to experimental (19 participants) and control (17 participants) groups randomly. Initially, all participants were pre-tested. Then, the experimental group received fifteen sessions of practicing cup stacking. Pre-test included Purdue-pegboard test, go/ no go test, and continuous performance test. The experimental group then participated in 15 sessions of cup stacking in 3 weeks. The control group was engaged in normal school activities during this time. Immediately after the last session, the two groups took the post-test and one-week later in retention test. These tests were executed as pre-test.
Results: The normality of the data distribution was confirmed by Shapiro- Wilk test. Mixed ANOVA ant T tests were used to data analysis. The results showed a significant improvement in post-test and retention test for hand dexterity. The cup stacking also had a positive effect on post-test of visual- spatial skill. But the effect of the cup stacking on attention and inhibition was not significant.
Based on these findings, it is recommended to use cup stacking exercises to improve hand dexterity and children's executive functions.
The aim of present study was to determine the effect of cup stacking on hand dexterity and executive functions of primary school children.
36 third grade students (boys and girls) were selected from the evaluable sample and were assigned to experimental (19 participants) and control (17 participants) groups randomly. Initially, all participants were pre-tested. Then, the experimental group received fifteen sessions of practicing cup stacking. Pre-test included Purdue-pegboard test, go/ no go test, and continuous performance test. The experimental group then participated in 15 sessions of cup stacking in 3 weeks. The control group was engaged in normal school activities during this time. Immediately after the last session, the two groups took the post-test and one-week later in retention test. These tests were executed as pre-test.
Results: The normality of the data distribution was confirmed by Shapiro- Wilk test. Mixed ANOVA ant T tests were used to data analysis. The results showed a significant improvement in post-test and retention test for hand dexterity. The cup stacking also had a positive effect on post-test of visual- spatial skill. But the effect of the cup stacking on attention and inhibition was not significant.
Based on these findings, it is recommended to use cup stacking exercises to improve hand dexterity and children's executive functions.
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