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Peer reviewedOlaogun, Matthew O. B. – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1986
J. Adams' application of the closed-loop theory (involving feedback and correction) on human learning and motor performance is described. The theory's applicability to behavioral kinesiology (the science of human movement) is discussed in the context of physical therapy, stressing the importance of knowledge of results as a motivating factor.…
Descriptors: Feedback, Foreign Countries, Kinesthetic Perception, Neurological Impairments
Occupational Therapy for Children with Perceptual Motor Disorders in Britain. Brief Research Report.
Peer reviewedHong, Chia Swee – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 1986
Among findings of a review of articles by British occupational therapists are the following: (1) major influences include Ayres, Cruickshank, Frostig, Kephart, Van Witsen and Mesker; (2) ideas underlying child assessment and treatment techniques are mainly empirically based; (3) the sensory integration approach is less well known than in the…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Occupational Therapy, Perceptual Handicaps
Peer reviewedCorrie, Loraine; Barratt-Pugh, Caroline – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1997
Early childhood perceptual-motor programs as preventive and remedial measures present three concerns: (1) they have minimal positive effects; (2) funds could be used to investigate more effective educational strategies; and (3) the rationale for these programs does not fit with the Australian Early Childhood Association's Code of Ethics. Play is…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Codes of Ethics, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
