ERIC Number: EJ1422748
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Publication Date: 2024-Jun
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The Effect of Dance Workshops Participation on Reaction Time in Persons with Moderate Intellectual Disabilities -- Pilot Study
Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, v28 n2 p469-477 2024
Background: Persons with intellectual disabilities who are physically active have faster reaction time compared to the physically inactive persons with intellectual disabilities (Yildirim et al. 2010). Aim: To recognize how participation in a series of hip-hop dance workshops can improve reaction time in persons with intellectual disabilities. Methods: 13 persons with moderate intellectual disabilities aged 14-22 (M = 17,30; SD = 2,52). A quasi-experiment was prepared using a single-group plan (nine dance workshops). Study design applied: pre-test - post-test. Measurement Tool -- Optogait -- acoustic response test. Results: Reaction time measured prior to dance workshops was M = 1,58; SD = 0,48 and after workshops was M = 1,34; SD = 0,69. The analysis using Wilcoxon signed-ranks test showed that this difference is statistically significant, Z = 2,06; p < 0.05. Conclusions: Hip-hop dance classes improve response times in persons with moderate intellectual disabilities.
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Physical Activities, Dance Education, Workshops, Motor Reactions, Reaction Time, Adolescents, Young Adults, Pretests Posttests, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Individual Development, Foreign Countries, Students with Disabilities
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