A DEVELOPING OF TRAINING PACKAGE FOR ACTIVITY DAILY LIVING EMPHASIZING ON EYE-HAND COORDINATION IN CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a set of activities to practice daily activities to promote hand-eye coordination in children with Down syndrome and to compare the results of using a set of activities to practice daily activities to promote coordination. The relationship between the eyes and the hands of children with Down syndrome before and after using a set of activities to practice daily activities to promote hand-eye coordination in children with Down syndrome. Target group used in the study Children with Down syndrome, aged between 3-6 years, totaling 10 people who come to receive services at the Special Education Center, Educational District 11, Nakhon Ratchasima Province. The method of selecting a specific design was used in the research as a quasi experimental research. This research has been approved by the human research ethics committee of Khon Kaen University, number HE653326. Tools used in the research include: 1) a set of daily practice activities to promote eye-hand coordination 2) an activity manual practice daily activities to promote eye-hand coordination 3) ability assessment form in using a set of activities to practice daily activities to promote coordination between eyes and hands, and 4) a manual for evaluating the ability to use a set of activities to practice daily activities to promote coordination between eyes and hands data analysis using Wilcoxon test statistics. The results of the research found that: 1) Development of a set of daily practice activities to promote eye-hand coordination in children with Down syndrome The consistency of the content and the suitability of the tools were at the highest level of reliability and suitability 2) Compare the results from the assessment of the ability to use a set of daily practice activities to promote coordinated work between the eyes and hands of children with Down syndrome