An Analysis of Selected Motor Characteristics According to Age Groups in Hearing-impaired Individuals

Tetik, Sibel; Koç, Hürmüz; Atar, Özdemir

doi:10.1080/09735070.2016.11905500

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“…Although the exercises are simple, it raises the motivation of acquiring coordinative skills. Tetik et al (2016) studied a number of motor characteristics of individuals with hearing loss according to age groups and reported that the group including the participants who were 16 year-olds had the lowest scores for hand and foot reaction times and movement speed. In addition, researchers emphasized that reaction time which developed according to age decreased with regular physical activity and increased the performance (Tetik et al, 2016).…”

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“…Tetik et al (2016) studied a number of motor characteristics of individuals with hearing loss according to age groups and reported that the group including the participants who were 16 year-olds had the lowest scores for hand and foot reaction times and movement speed. In addition, researchers emphasized that reaction time which developed according to age decreased with regular physical activity and increased the performance (Tetik et al, 2016). The working group in the study of Rine et al (2004) consisted of 21 children with hearing loss who participated in a special 12-week (three trainings per week) training program with 30 minutes of hand-eye coordination, general coordination activities, visual motor training and balance training per session that emphasized visual and somatosensory awareness.…”

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Effect of the Complex Exercises in Hemsball on Attention and Coordinative Skills of Adolescents with Hearing Loss

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Introduction: In this study the objective was to determine the effects of the complex exercises in hemsball on the attention and coordinative skills among adolescents with hearing loss.Method: 20 hearing-impaired students were divided into two groups as experimental and control. A training program consisting of the complex exercises in hemsball was applied to adolescents with hearing loss for one hour, three days per week, for a period of 10 weeks. Bourdon Attention Test, Simple Reaction Time Test and balance test of Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Profiency (BOT-2) motor competence sub-items and Alternate Hand Wall Toss Test for hand-eye coordination measurements were utilized for data collection. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics and two factor analysis of variance for repeated measures were used for the difference between pre-test and post-test average values for each group.Findings: While significant effect of complex exercises in hemsball on attention, hand-eye coordination, balance and reaction test (dominant hand) was observed in the experimental group, no significant difference was noted in the mean values of the reaction test (non-dominant hand). Discussion: It is especially important to develop and promote exercise programs tailored to the needs of adolescents with hearing loss with attention and coordination issues. Conclusion:The complex hemsball exercises indicated in this study should be considered as an alternative game for adolescent with hearing loss in terms of attention, focus and concentration, hand-eye-foot coordination, balance and reaction time.

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