The Effect of Individual, Group and Cooperative Special Practices on the Cognitive and Social Function of Children Aged 9-12 Years with Development Coordination Disorder

The purpose of this research is to determine the effect of special individual, group and cooperative exercises on the cognitive and social function of children aged 9-12 years. 40 male students 9–12 years of age were chosen from elementary schools in the city of Mashhad. The DCD questionnaire was used for the diagnosis of DCD along with MABC2 test, clinical interviews and certification of a psychiatrist. Participants were randomly divided into four groups (control, individual, group and cooperative groups with two subgroups). They were trained by a trainer for 24 sessions each lasting for about 60 minutes. Before and after the exercises, the experiment groups were evaluated by MABC2, Winland and Goodenough dummy test. Data analyses were carried out by the multivariate covariance. The results showed that special individual, group and cooperative exercises had a significant effect on developmental coordination disorder (P