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Use of an ecologically based program for teaching motor skills in a naturalistic setting to individuals with disabilities.
Full Abstract
The purpose of this action study was to apply an ecological program for teaching motor skills to individuals with disabilities in naturalistic settings. The program was developed based on an ecological survey. Participants were 22 individuals with disabilities, ages 7 to 26 years in the Fall of 1998 and 18 individuals with disabilities, ages 7 to 24 in the Winter of 1999. In each semester, a participant received one or two 50-min, training session(s) per week for 10 weeks. The number of steps in a motor-activity task performed correctly by a participant was measured in the first and last sessions in each semester. The magnitude of increase in the motor performance by participants and answers to questions in a short survey by participants' parents were used to describe the group performance. Analysis showed group performance of targeted motor skills could be improved using this ecological program in this local learning lab for special physical education.
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Author/s: Zhang, Jiabei (J); Berkey, Debra (D);
Affiliation: Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo 49008, USA. zhangj(-atsign-)wmich.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Feb; vol 94 (issue 1) : pp 235-40
Dates: Created 2002/03/08; Completed 2002/09/04; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 11883568, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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