The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of play program on the motor ability and cognitive competence of mental retardation students.
The subjects were 11 boys who were 15 years old and the level of IQ is 68∼78. The subjects divided to...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of play program on the motor ability and cognitive competence of mental retardation students.
The subjects were 11 boys who were 15 years old and the level of IQ is 68∼78. The subjects divided to experimental group and control group.
The experimental group received play program for 2 days a week during 20 weeks. All subjects received the pre and post test in the same method by Oseretsky´s Motor Ability Test Battery, KEDI-WISC Nonlingustic test, Raven's Progressive Matrices Test, and Kagan's Matching Familiar Figures Test.
The result of this study is as follows ;
1. The motor ability of experimental group was improved in the static coordination, general movement coordination and agility but there were nonsignificant. Otherwise, other test showed significant ; hands-coordination(p<.05), synchronizing movement(p<.05), singular acting performance(p<.001).
2. The cognitive competence of experimental group was improved. especially, KEDI-WISC nonlingustic test(p<.001) and Matching Familiar Figures Test(p<.01).
3. The relationship of between motor ability and cognitive competence showed positive in the static coordination, hands-coordination and synchronizing movement but there were nonsignificant.
In conclusion, the result of this study is supported the applicability play program to the mental retardation students. The subjects of experimental group those who received play program were improved in motor ability and cognitive competence with reduced impulsiveness. they, also, showed improved on the nonlinguistic cognitive ability.