Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of forest activities on the movement skills, gross and fine motor skills, and prosocial behaviors of children with a developmental disability. 12 children, aged 8 to 10, participated in this study; all of whom had either an autis...
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of forest activities on the movement skills, gross and fine motor skills, and prosocial behaviors of children with a developmental disability. 12 children, aged 8 to 10, participated in this study; all of whom had either an autism or an intellectual disability. They participated in either the experimental group(6 child) for the forest activity program or the control group(6 child) for the free activity. The forest activity program was carried out for 2 hours once a week for 10 weeks in the forest near D school in Seoul. The forest activity was aimed to develop movement skills and prosocial behavior. Various activities were held such as 'defusing chestnut bombs', 'opening the forest gate', 'making smily faces' using the forest healing factors. The control group, on the other hand, had free times while watching TV, going to a church, playing outside in the ground or going on a stroll with volunteers as usual. Gross Motor Skill(MSTB-B), Fine Motor Skill, and Prosocial Behavior(PBSYC) were used as measuring tools to test the effects of the forest activity program on the participants both before and after adjusting the program. After application of the forest activity program the experimental group showed improvements in many areas. First, flexibility and equivalence of the Gross Motor Skills showed growth while muscle endurance and agility had little changes. Second, accuracy and stability of the Fine Motor Skills showed growth except for agility. Finally, there were increases of 5 areas of Prosocial Behavior out of 7 areas in total(leadership, providing assistance, communication, leading consider, proximity seeking), apart from sharing and empathy. To integrate the test and observation results, we could make sure the positive possibilities that forest activities such as the forest healing program are effective in enhancing movement skills and prosocial behaviors as a means of rehabilitation toward the children with a developmental disability.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of forest activities on the movement skills, gross and fine motor skills, and prosocial behaviors of children with a developmental disability. 12 children, aged 8 to 10, participated in this study; all of whom had either an autism or an intellectual disability. They participated in either the experimental group(6 child) for the forest activity program or the control group(6 child) for the free activity. The forest activity program was carried out for 2 hours once a week for 10 weeks in the forest near D school in Seoul. The forest activity was aimed to develop movement skills and prosocial behavior. Various activities were held such as 'defusing chestnut bombs', 'opening the forest gate', 'making smily faces' using the forest healing factors. The control group, on the other hand, had free times while watching TV, going to a church, playing outside in the ground or going on a stroll with volunteers as usual. Gross Motor Skill(MSTB-B), Fine Motor Skill, and Prosocial Behavior(PBSYC) were used as measuring tools to test the effects of the forest activity program on the participants both before and after adjusting the program. After application of the forest activity program the experimental group showed improvements in many areas. First, flexibility and equivalence of the Gross Motor Skills showed growth while muscle endurance and agility had little changes. Second, accuracy and stability of the Fine Motor Skills showed growth except for agility. Finally, there were increases of 5 areas of Prosocial Behavior out of 7 areas in total(leadership, providing assistance, communication, leading consider, proximity seeking), apart from sharing and empathy. To integrate the test and observation results, we could make sure the positive possibilities that forest activities such as the forest healing program are effective in enhancing movement skills and prosocial behaviors as a means of rehabilitation toward the children with a developmental disability.
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#Developmental Disability Movement Skill Gross Motor Skill Fine Motor Skill Prosocial Behavior Forest Activity Programs
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