Archery as a Developmental Tool for Children with Sensory Integration Disorder Symptoms
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| Title: | Archery as a Developmental Tool for Children with Sensory Integration Disorder Symptoms |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Izabella-Orsolya Kovács, Kinga Kálcza-Jánosi |
| Source: | Acta Didactica Napocensia. 2025 18(2):60-72. |
| Availability: | Babes-Bolyai University. Kogainiceanu 1, Cluj-Napoca, 400084 Romania. e-mail: submit_adn@yahoo.com; Web site: http://adn.teaching.ro |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Athletics, Perceptual Impairments, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Child Development, Sensory Experience, Executive Function, Attention, Sensory Integration, Self Esteem, Children, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Hungary |
| ISSN: | 2065-1430 |
| Abstract: | Our study aims to investigate archery's effectiveness as an innovative program on sensory experiences, self-regulation, executive functions, and attention, comparing the results of preassessments and control groups. Participants were 7-8-year-old Waldorf school Hungarian students with sensory integration disorder symptoms. They were assigned to two groups: the experimental group (N=6; 2 girls, 4 boys) and the waitlist control group (N=6; 2 girls, 4 boys). We used a small sample experimental research design and pre- and post-assessments (1 and 2). The Sensory and Motor Experiences Questionnaire measured the groups, the Executive Skills Questionnaire (ESQ) for Grades 1-3, the Behavior Rating Scale of Young Children's Self-Perceptions (BRSPS), the Tower of Hanoi, and the Toulouse-Pieron test. The outcome of our study revealed significant differences in the experimental group between pre-assessment and post-assessment results in the development of attention and executive functions. However, no significant differences were observed in self-perception changes. Based on these findings, we conclude that archery influences the development of executive functions and attention. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1494647 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Our study aims to investigate archery's effectiveness as an innovative program on sensory experiences, self-regulation, executive functions, and attention, comparing the results of preassessments and control groups. Participants were 7-8-year-old Waldorf school Hungarian students with sensory integration disorder symptoms. They were assigned to two groups: the experimental group (N=6; 2 girls, 4 boys) and the waitlist control group (N=6; 2 girls, 4 boys). We used a small sample experimental research design and pre- and post-assessments (1 and 2). The Sensory and Motor Experiences Questionnaire measured the groups, the Executive Skills Questionnaire (ESQ) for Grades 1-3, the Behavior Rating Scale of Young Children's Self-Perceptions (BRSPS), the Tower of Hanoi, and the Toulouse-Pieron test. The outcome of our study revealed significant differences in the experimental group between pre-assessment and post-assessment results in the development of attention and executive functions. However, no significant differences were observed in self-perception changes. Based on these findings, we conclude that archery influences the development of executive functions and attention. |
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| ISSN: | 2065-1430 |
