Comparison of Adaptive Behaviour among Children with Learning Difficulties
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11113/sh.v9n3-2.1279Keywords:
Adaptive behaviour, motor skill, learning difficultiesAbstract
The objective of this study is to explore the nature of adaptive behaviour in terms of fine and gross motor skills in children with learning difficulties. This research aims to find whether there are any differences between the fine and gross motor skills among the children from the age of four to fourteen with learning difficulties. This study used Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales Classroom Edition survey questionnaire to explore the differences in the adaptive behaviour of children with learning difficulties in the motor skills domain. A quantitative within-participants experimental design was employed to assess the adaptive behaviour among children with learning difficulties in motor skill domain. The independent variable was the motor skills consisting of two levels which are the fine motor skills and gross motor skills. The dependent variable was the difference in adaptive behaviour of the children with learning difficulties. Paired-samples t-test was used to study the differences between the variables. It was evident that the paired sample t-test conducted implied that there was no significant difference between the variables which are the fine and gross motor skills. Future researchers could also compare other demographic factors such as age, gender or cultural background that influences the adaptive behaviour of children with learning difficulties in various domains besides motor skills such as socialisation and communication domains.Â
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