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The Effects Of Added Purpose On Fine Motor Performance In Learning Disabled Children, Sarah Lynn Austin Dec 1989

The Effects Of Added Purpose On Fine Motor Performance In Learning Disabled Children, Sarah Lynn Austin

Masters Theses

The idea that occupations which offer added levels of purpose elicit a high quality of performance is widely accepted within occupational therapy. In this experiment involving fine motor performance, fifty-three learning disabled children were randomly assigned to two groups. It was hypothesized that children cutting out a circle, presented as a wheel which would complete a paper truck, would cut more accurately than those who cut out the same circle without the suggestion of it being used as a wheel. Accuracy was assessed by measuring the area of the children's cutting errors. The experimental design included the use of a …


Brags And Baggage, Mary Margaret (Peggy) Wright Jan 1989

Brags And Baggage, Mary Margaret (Peggy) Wright

DLPS Faculty Publications

Report on setting up three libraries in Belize during the summer of 1989. Includes photos of Stella Maris Home/School for the Mentally and Physically Handicapped.