title: Sensorimotor versus cognitive-perceptual training effects on the body concept of preschoolers.
abstract: The effects of two training programs on the body concept development of preschoolers as reflected in human figure drawings were investigated in this study. Twenty-four three-, four-, and five-year-old preschool children were divided into two experimental groups and one control group, matched closely by age and sex. All subjects were pre-tested with the Good-enough-Harris Drawing Test and post-tested with the same instrument after a one-month intervention training period. Group A received ten hours of sensorimotor training and Group B received ten hours of verbal body-part identification training. The mean gain scores of the two experimental groups were significantly different, with a greater mean gain by the sensorimotor group. Implications for occupational therapy are discussed.
mesh_terms: D001154:Art; D001828:Body Image; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003071:Cognition; D004519:Education, Special; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D010465:Perception; D012677:Sensation