The Effectiveness of Working with Collage on Children’s Cognitive-Visual Function

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Research/Original Article (دارای رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:
Introduction

Working with collage is one of kind of art style that deals with pasting and putting objects besides each other. It is not only a therapy and preventive method in appearing any disorder, but also it is a way of reinforcing mind’s abilities including cognitive -visual function. Therefore, the purpose of the research is investigating the effectiveness of working with collage on children’s cognitive-visual function and its scales such as visual perception, visual memory, and fundamental visual ability.

Methods

The research method was experimental, of the pretest/post-test along with control group and follow-up. The statistical population was all boys and girls children in preschool in the city of Kerman that among them 40 children were recruited using multi-cluster sampling method and using simple random method within each cluster and the last cluster. Only the experimental group were instructed for eight sessions of working with collage. Both groups completed Benton’s visual retention test. Data were analyzed using multiple Covariance (MANCOVA). 

Results

Results show that the effect of collage instruction was significant on visual perception (p = .0001), visual memory (p = .0001), and fundamental visual ability (p = .0001).

Conclusion

Regard to the follow-up phase, it is concluded that working with collage is a suitable method in improving children’s cognitive neuropsychological functions and collage can be used as a way in enhancing cognitive-visual function.

Language:
English
Published:
Advances in Cognitive Science, Volume:23 Issue: 2, 2021
Pages:
144 to 156
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  • Tajrobehkar، Mahshid
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    Tajrobehkar, Mahshid
    Associate Professor Department of Psychology, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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