The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the developmental tendency of space perception ability through Korean Traditional dance programs applied basic dance son-in-law in the autistic children. The subjects of this study were 5 T...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the developmental tendency of space perception ability through Korean Traditional dance programs applied basic dance son-in-law in the autistic children. The subjects of this study were 5 TMR autistic children who were lived in Y City. They were involved in the dance program that varies every week to assess their locomotion ability and rotation ability. As for statistical methods to analyze data, the descriptive statistics was used for investigating subjects' characteristics on developmental tendency of locomotion and rotation ability through Korean Traditional dance programs. And two way ANOVA test were used to compare relationship between treatment times and level of handicapped. Result of this study indicated as follows. The result of this assessment showed that the mild handicapped kids showed higher capability to the moderate handicapped children in developmental tendency of locomotion and rotation ability.
These results are suggested that the Korean Traditional Dance has worked well in developing the space perception ability of handicapped children. Also certifying the effectiveness of the Korean Traditional dance programs.
The Korean Traditional Dance's basic steps include rhythm, arms and legs movement and the direction of the body. These along with the slow tempo and the simple repetitive movements make the program easier for the handicapped kids to learn easily, which also proves that this dance program is effective.