Abstract:The aim of this study was to examine the influences of physical education and play practices on the school social behavior of mild-level intellectually disabled children. The quantitative research methods used were based on the pre-test, post-test, post-test-retention control group model and the general screening model. A simple random sampling type was used when constructing the sample group. To determine school social behavior, the School Social Behavior Scale (SSBS) was used. Physical education and play lessons were applied for two hours per week for 24 weeks with the purpose of obtaining data from these scales when applied to participants. The study sample group included 20 mild-level intellectually disabled children (14 boys, 6 girls), aged seven to nine years, who were trained at the Special Education and Rehabilitation Center that serves the County of Kocaeli, in the district of Izmit, Turkey. According to the results of the SSBS, we found a statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) between the social competence of present persons' interpersonal relations, self-control, and academic skills, and the aggressive-nervous persons in the sub-dimensions of negative social behaviors, in favor of the test group. However, no significant difference (p > 0.05) in the antisocial-aggressive and destructive-demanding sub-dimensions was observed. We found that 24-week physical education and playing practices applied to mild-level intellectually disabled children had effects on children's school social behavior.
This study aimed to investigate the effect of the motor acquisitions placed in pre-school education program on the psychomotor development of 5 year-olds group children. In 2014-2015 school year, pre-school 5 year-old sex perimental group (n=55), control group (n=45) totally 100 children participated in. In order to measure the motor performances of control and experiment groups, the motor performance test protocol that, as pre-test, Morris, Atwater
The current study focused on exploring attitudes towards sportive activities of mentally disabled individuals shown by the 1 st and 4 th year candidate teachers who studied at teaching departments
Abstract:This study was conducted in order to compare loneliness and social skill levels of children with specific learning disabilities in terms of participation in sports. For this study, a screening model was used. The study group was composed of 56 children who were aged between 7 and 14 years and diagnosed with a specific learning disability (30 boys and 26 girls). "Personal Information Form", "Children's Loneliness Scale", "Matson Evaluation of Social Skills with Youngsters (MESSY)" were used in this study. For the data processes and data analyses, SPSS 22 was used. According to the test of normality, non-parametric tests were employed for those data that did not follow a normal distribution and the correlations among variables were tested with correlation analysis at p < 0.05 while differences among variables were tested with Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests at p < 0.05. According to the findings obtained in this study, there were no significant differences in terms of sex, the number of family members and the number of brothers and sisters while there were significant correlations in terms of age, sports status, MESSY-subscales and loneliness. In sum, it may be concluded that sports played a positive role in social skill and loneliness levels among children with specific learning disabilities.
Determining which motivation source athletes have is important as it will ensure that correct and effective steps are taken to ensure success. The study focuses on examining the motivation of elite physically disabled athletes to participate in sports according to various variables. General survey model was used in the research. A total of 57 national athletes, including 16 arm wrestling, 13 swimming and 23 wheeled basketball athletes, participated in the study. The "Personal Information Form" developed by the researchers and the "Motivation of Participation in Sports for Persons with Disabilities Scale (MPSPDS)" developed by Demir et al. (2018) were used in the study. In the analysis of the data, besides descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U Test was used for paired comparisons and Kruskal Wallis H Test for multiple comparisons. In the findings obtained, it was found that there was a significant difference in motivation sources according to the variable of income and the second branch, but no significant difference was found according to the variables of gender, marital status, education level, branch, and time of disability. As a result, it was concluded that the physically disabled elite athletes, those who define their income level as medium in intrinsic and extrinsic motivations and those who have a secondary branch, have high motivation and show different characteristics from each other and cause them to be affected by different motivation sources.
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