Uzaktan Eğitimle Uygulanan Oyun Etkinliklerinin Down Sendromlu Çocukların Motor Becerilerine Etkisi

Year 2024, Issue: 61, 214 - 235, 15.05.2024

Ezgi Hazal Uygur , Şehmus Aslan

https://doi.org/10.9779/pauefd.1271893

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın amacı, Down Sendromlu (DS) çocuklara uzaktan eğitim yoluyla uygulanan uyarlanmış oyun etkinlikleri modülünün motor beceriler üzerine etkisini incelemektir. Bu araştırmaya 20 (10 erkek, 10 kız) DS’li çocuk katıldı. Araştırmaya Denizli’de yaşayan 4-7 yaş aralığındaki DS’lu çocuklar katıldı. DS’li çocukların yaş ortalaması 5,25±1,02 yıldır. Araştırmada MEB Oyun Etkinlikler Modülünden uyarlanarak oyun ve egzersizlerden oluşturulan etkinlik programı 2 farklı çalışma grubu oluşturularak, uzaktan eğitim yoluyla 12 hafta süresince haftada 2 gün, 60 dakika süreyle uygulandı. Uyarlanmış egzersiz programından önce ve programdan sonra çocukların ön test ve son test motor beceri ölçümleri Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Yeterlilik Testi Kısa Formu (BOT-2 KF) ile değerlendirildi. Araştırmaya katılan kız ve erkek DS’li çocukların BOT-2 KF tüm alt testleri ve toplam puan ortalamaları arasında anlamlı bir fark bulunmamıştır (p>0.05). Yaşa göre farklılık incelendiğinde BOT-2 KF toplam puanları ve ince motor doğruluk, el becerisi ve kuvvet alt testlerinde 6-7 yaş grubundaki DS’li çocuklar lehine anlamlı fark tespit edilmiştir (p<0.05). Araştırmada DS’li çocukların BOT-2 KF’nin ön test ve son test tüm alt ve toplam puanları arasında anlamlı bir farklılık bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlar uzaktan eğitim yoluyla verilen oyun ve egzersizlerden oluşturulan etkinlik programının DS’li çocukların motor becerilerini geliştirdiğini göstermiştir.

Keywords

down sendrom, uzaktan eğitim, oyun, egzersiz, motor beceri

The Effect of Distance Education Play Activities on the Motor Skills of Children with Down Syndrome

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effect of an adapted play activities module on the motor skills of children with Down Syndrome (DS) through distance education. The participants were twenty children (10 boys and 10 girls), aged 4-7 years, with DS, and living in Denizli. The average age of children with DS was 5.25±1.02 years. In the study, the activity program consisting of games and exercises were adapted from the MEB Play Activities Module and was applied for 60 minutes, 2 days a week for 12 weeks through distance education by forming 2 different study groups. Before and after the adapted exercise program, the pretest and posttest motor skill measurements of the children were assessed through the Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Competence Test Short Form (BOT-2 SF). There was no significant difference between the mean scores of all subtests and total scores of the BOT-2 SF in boys and girls with DS (p>0.05). However, in terms of age variable, there was a significant difference in favor of children with DS in the 6-7 age group in BOT-2 SF total scores and fine motor accuracy, dexterity and strength subtests (p<0.05). In the study, a significant difference was found between the pre-test and post-test total and sub-test scores of the BOT-2 SF of children with DS (p<0.05). The results of the study showed that the activity program consisting of games and exercises given through distance education improved the motor skills of children with DS.

Keywords

Down syndrome, Distance education, Game, Exercise, Motor skills

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