Abstract
In this study, which was designed in pre-test – post-test and experimental-control model, it was aimed to determine the effect of hemsball shooting techniques on fine motor proficiency and manual dexterity in hearing-impaired children between the age range of 7-11. The study group was composed of 26 children (13 for the experimental group + 13 for the control group) aged between 7-11 years old with hearing loss above 56 dB and having no second impairment and sports background. The children in the experimental group were subjected to a training program to improve their fine motor skills and manual dexterity for three days a week, one hour each day throughout 10 weeks, which involved hemsball shooting techniques. Fine motor proficiency and manual dexterity of hearing-impaired children were measured by the three sub-tests (fine motor precision, fine motor integration, manual dexterity) of Bruiniks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency (BOT-2). In the research, the group experiment-control and measurements (pre-test – post-test) were compared with independent samples t-test and paired samples t-test. As a result of the study, it was revealed that hemsball shooting techniques had a significant effect on the fine motor proficiency levels of hearing-impaired children, including fine motor precision, fine motor integration, and manual dexterity. Furthermore, it was determined that the effect of hemsball shooting techniques on motor proficiency did not differ significantly according to gender and that the application performed had positive effects on both girls and boys.
Highlights
Adequate motor skill development has important in the development of children in terms of lifelong maintenance of physical activity and sports participation in children as well as language, speech, cognitive, social, and academic development (Krombholz, 2006)
The experimental group was composed of 13 children studying in the school for hearing impaired children in Afyonkarahisar province and the control group was composed of 13 children studying in the school for hearing impaired children in Kütahya province, which was a total of 26 hearing-impaired children
In this study, which was conducted to determine the effect of the exercises involving hemsball shooting techniques on fine motor proficiency and manual dexterity in hearing-impaired children between the age range of 7-11, the three sub-tests of Bot-2 were used
Summary
Adequate motor skill development has important in the development of children in terms of lifelong maintenance of physical activity and sports participation in children as well as language, speech, cognitive, social, and academic development (Krombholz, 2006). The problems that may occur in the muscle control and balance due to the impress on the vestibular system in hearing-impaired individuals negatively affect the muscle strength and motor functions (Rapin, 1974; Wiegersma & Velde, 1983; Horvat, 1990; Rine et al, 2000; Gheysen, Loots, & Waelvelde, 2008; Rajendran & Roy, 2011; Melo, Lemos, Macky, Raposo, & Ferraz, 2015) Concomitant processes such as auditory deprivation and vestibular deficiency may interfere with the sensorimotor function which leads to the special development of psychomotor skills. Most of the activities in daily life require adequate use of fine motor skills (Wrotniak et al, 2006; Smith & Brien, 2013)
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