ERIC Number: EJ1297804
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 9
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ISSN: EISSN-2469-9632
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The Evaluation of the Intellectual Disabled Children's Fundamental Motor Skill Proficiency
Ergin, Murat; Ozbek, Sitki
International Journal of Educational Methodology, v7 n2 p225-233 2021
The aim of this cross-sectional study is to determine the fundamental motor skills (FMS) proficiency of children with mild intellectual disabled (MID) and to compare their FMS proficiencies in terms of age and gender. This study has three purposes. These are a) Defining the FMS proficiencies of the participants, b) Examining the FMS proficiencies of the participants in terms of gender variable, c) Examining the FMS proficiencies of the participants in terms of the age variable. Participants consisted of 122 MID students aged 7-10 years (M = 8.25, SD = 0.92). FMS proficiency was evaluated with the Gross Motor Development Test-Second Edition (TGMD-2). Independent Samples t test and ANOVA test were used to test the differences between groups. As a result: a) It was observed that the participants could not perform the FMS at the mastery level. Participants failed to demonstrate FMS proficiency appropriate for their age and showed delays in FMS compared to the TGMD-2 normative sample. Most of the participants performed "below average" and "poor" for Locomotor and Object Control skills. It was determined that the participants obtained higher scores in Locomotor subtest compared to Object Control subtest, b) It was determined that boys were more FMS proficiency and subtests than girls, c) No difference was found in FMS proficiency in terms of age. These results show that opportunities need to be increased to develop the FMS proficiency.
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Mild Intellectual Disability, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Children, Developmental Delays, Motor Development, Norm Referenced Tests, Foreign Countries, Special Education, Elementary School Students, Socioeconomic Status
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Test of Gross Motor Development
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