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Aleksandra Aleksic Veljkovic; Marija Stojanovic; Nenad Stojiljkovic – South African Journal of Education, 2024
With this study we aimed to investigate the impact of a 12-week manipulative skills exercise programme on the motor proficiency of young individuals with intellectual disabilities. A total of 32 learners diagnosed with mild intellectual disabilities, with an average age of 17.81 ± 1.44 years, were divided into 2 equal-sized groups: a control group…
Descriptors: Exercise, Program Effectiveness, Psychomotor Skills, Mild Intellectual Disability
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Gutiérrez-Cruz, Carmen; del-Cuerpo, Indya; García-Ramos, Amador; Muñoz-López, Saray; Rubio-Cabeza, José; Roman-Espinaco, Andrés – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: The main objective of this study was to compare the physical condition of people with intellectual disabilities living in residential homes (RH; restricted residential environment) versus independent homes (IH; family houses while performing paid work). The effect of gender on physical condition was also evaluated separately for each…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Residential Institutions
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Orhan, Rustem; Ergin, Murat; Ayan, Sinan; Boyali, Ekrem – Journal of Education and Learning, 2020
The aim of this paper was to examine the selected physical and motoric characteristics of students with mild intellectual disabilities. The total number of the participants was 119 (54 females and 65 males) and the mean age was 10.78 ± 1.88 years. Height, weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage, and body fat mass scores were collected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychomotor Skills, Students with Disabilities, Special Needs Students