The Influence of Physical Activity Level on the Children's Learning Ability of Disabled Children Having Difficulties in Learning

Abstract

In this study; it was aimed to study on the effect of physical activity on the children's learning ability beside making the students gain regular physical activity habit especially from the childhood age for the disabled students having learning difficulties. The working group include forty students having learning difficulty. The physical activity levels were defined by International Physical Activity Questionnaire (UFAA) and the cases (phenomenons) were classified like these; physically nonactive ones, having lower physical activity levels and enough physical activity levels. “Learning Disability Recognition Questionnaire” teachers form was used. Nearly %17 of the students were not found physically active, %71of the students had lower level of physical activity level and only %12 of the students had enough physical activity level. Meaningful difference was found including (p<0.01) between physical activity level and learning abilities. It was found out that when the physical activity levels increased the learning success increased too. It was observed that there was a similarity between the children's physical activity and learning abilities. For that reason, the necessary supportive education to increase the physical activity becomes more important for the children having learning difficulty.