The Effect of a Motor Intervention on Ball Skill Performance of Children with Learning Disabilities.

Meesters, M. (Marije) (2009) The Effect of a Motor Intervention on Ball Skill Performance of Children with Learning Disabilities. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.

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Abstract

The goal of this study was to investigate the effects of a motor intervention on qualitative and quantitative ball skill performance of children with learning disabilities (LD). A quasi-experimental pre-post intervention design was used. The children, aged 6- 10 years, (n=77, 55 boys and 22 girls), divided into an experimental (n=39) and a control group (n=38), were assessed on the Test of Gross Motor Development and the Test to measure ball skills in an open environment before and after the intervention. The analyses revealed that children with LD who received the 9-week motor intervention did not demonstrate significant more improvement in qualitative and quantitative ball skill performance in comparison with the control group. This could be due to the low intensity of the intervention, the low teacher-child ratio, and the heterogeneity of the groups. Adaptations of the intervention and recommendations for future research are discussed.

Item Type:	Thesis (Thesis)
Supervisor name:	Visscher, Prof Dr. C. and Hartman. Dr. E.
Faculty:	Medical Sciences
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2020 10:50
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2020 10:50
URI:	https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1135

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