The effectiveness of movement education through a rhythmic structured program offered to trainable mentally retarded children : a case study approach
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Judith Dubonn McCall (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Rosemary McGee
Abstract: This study evaluated the effectiveness of movement education through a rhythmic structured program offered to twelve trainable mentally retarded children enrolled at the Blue Grass School for Retarded in Lexington, Kentucky. It did so by making an objective analysis of their performance of selected skills and reporting these by means of a case study approach. The study was designed to investigate the hypothesis that a movement oriented class might have an effect upon the learning abilities of the trainable mentally retarded child's performance of the selected skills of the walk, hop and the jump. Each skill was analyzed so as to list the important components of mechanical efficiency with emphasis on the mature patterns of the walk, jump and the hop. A rating booklet was designed and used in an attempt to objectify the ratings of the performance by each subject. Although it was recognized that it was. impractical to group children of such diverse characteristics it seemed desirable to asertain if any generalizations regarding the group could be made.
The effectiveness of movement education through a rhythmic structured program offered to trainable mentally retarded children : a case study approach
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- Language: English
- Date: 1970