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Method
Participants: This is a study of an intervention method.
The sample consisted of an experimental group of 30 children
(boys and girls) and a control group of 30 children (boys and
girls). Participants were aged 48-79 months and sampled randomly
from a Welfare center (Ameneh welfare center) in Tehran. The
children in the study were all healthy, physically and mentally,
with no orthopedic or neurological problems.
Tools: The data for this study was collected from direct
and indirect observation. Eye-hand coordination, hand-hand coordination
and speed of hand skills in Cutting tests, Threading beads and
Purdue Pegboard were observed directly, and recorded on a checklist.
Demographic information was also recorded. Data was analysed
using measures of variation and central tendency, T-student
test to compare the effect of educational play on various age-groups,
T-student test to compare the results of tests of Cutting, Threading
beads and Purdue Pegboard, on experimental and control groups,
and T-student test to study the correlation between variables.
Process: During the assessment the participants did not
have sleeping problems neither were they on medication. They
also had clear laterality. The educational plays were taught
individually in 45-minute sessions, three times a week for two
months. The tests were administered twice, before and after
intervention. In order to avoid the fatigue, participants rested
for 3-4 minutes between the first and second evaluation.
Results: Participants' speed of right and left hand
skills, hand-hand coordination, eye-hand coordination with the
comparison of control group are summarized below.
Fig.1 indicates the increased eye-hand
coordination (P£0/000) compared with control group, Fig.2,
in pre/post level.
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