title: A STUDY OF CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENT AND VISUAL PERCEPTION IN SIX-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN.
abstract: Visual perception comprises established responses to visual stimuli. Conceptual development accompanies the development of visual perception skills. Both visual perception and sufficient conceptual development is vital to a child's academic skills and social participation. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between conceptual development and visual perceptual skills of six-year-old children. 140 children were administered Bracken's (1998) Basic Concept Scale (BBCS-R) and the Frostig Developmental Visual Perception Test. BBCS-R scores were weakly correlated with FDVPT Discrimination of figure-ground, and had moderate and significant correlations with Constancy of the figures, Perception of position in space, Perception of spatial relation, and the Total score on visual perception. Also, a moderate correlation was found between the total scores of the FDVPT and the total score of the BBCS-R.
authors.affiliation: 1 Child Development Department Ankara University Faculty of Health Sciences.
authors.forename: Aynur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bütün Ayhan
authors.affiliation: 2 Occupational Therapy Department Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences.
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aki
authors.affiliation: 3 Valide Malhatun Preschool Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Education.
authors.forename: Burcu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mutlu
authors.affiliation: 1 Child Development Department Ankara University Faculty of Health Sciences.
authors.forename: Neriman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aral
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D003210:Concept Formation / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014796:Visual Perception / Q000502:physiology*