Abstract
Background and purpose: This study aimed to determine the effect of Selected motor games on Executive Functions Of Children With Developmental Coordination Disorders.Methods: This was an experimental study with pretest, posttest design which was done in tehran. Participants were 30 children who were identified and selected based on diagnostic criteria in two stages and were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group performed motor games for 24 sessions (eight weeks), three sessions per week, Every other day, and each session for 45 to 60 minutes. In pre-test and post-test, the Coolidge Executive Functioning scale (2002) was used to measure the Executive Functions of subjects. Disorder Levels were measured using the Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22. Results: The results showed that after controlling the pretest levels, organizing,inhibition, decision making-planning, and and the overall score of executive functions in the experimental group were significantly lower the posttest than the control group (p <0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results, motor games intervention for eight weeks effectively improve executive functions of children with developmental coordination disorders and can be used as an appropriate intervention.
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