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A Controlled Single Subject Research Design Utilizing a Sensory Motor Intervention System.

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Title: A Controlled Single Subject Research Design Utilizing a Sensory Motor Intervention System.
Language: English
Authors: Cowden, Joey
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 26
Publication Date: 1980
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Dysgraphia, Elementary Education, Gifted Disabled, Handwriting, Intervention, Perceptual Handicaps, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Research Methodology, Sensory Training, Stimulation, Writing Skills
Geographic Terms: U.S.; Louisiana
Abstract: The study investigated and recorded changes in selected psychomotor skills of an 11-year old gifted male with severe motoric problems identified as dysgraphia. A pre-post test design using videotape evaluation recordings was employed to determine changes in psychomotor performance, and a rating scale was designed to establish baseline and determine performance changes after administration of a sensory motor intervention approach. The approach featured stimulation of vestibular, kinesthetic, tactile, and visual sensory modalities. Correlated tests were applied to factor grouped data as measured by a panel of six raters, indicating that the S improved significantly in body awareness and visual-motor control. The practical value of single-subject designs is emphasized. (Author/CL)
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Journal Code: RIEMAR1984
Entry Date: 1984
Accession Number: ED235637
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The study investigated and recorded changes in selected psychomotor skills of an 11-year old gifted male with severe motoric problems identified as dysgraphia. A pre-post test design using videotape evaluation recordings was employed to determine changes in psychomotor performance, and a rating scale was designed to establish baseline and determine performance changes after administration of a sensory motor intervention approach. The approach featured stimulation of vestibular, kinesthetic, tactile, and visual sensory modalities. Correlated tests were applied to factor grouped data as measured by a panel of six raters, indicating that the S improved significantly in body awareness and visual-motor control. The practical value of single-subject designs is emphasized. (Author/CL)