INVESTIGATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF SLICKLINE EXERCISES WHICH İS APPLIED TO HEARING-IMPARED CHILDREN TO BALANCE SKILLS
The aim of this research is to search the contribution of slickline exercises which is applied to group of 5-15 aged students who study in hearing-impaired primary and secondary school to their balance skills.
The groups of 5-9 aged and 10-15 aged 38 students (12girl and 16 boys) participated to the research. 18 students of them (6girls and 13boys) were taken as experimental group and 18 students of them (6girls and 13boys) were taken as control group. Before starting to the studies first tests were applied to the students in experimental and control groups and saved. Studies have been being continued for 12 weeks with planning 90-120 minutes each day and 2 days in each week. At the end of the 12 weeks practice program, tests were applied again to children as a last test.
The obtained datas were analyzed with ESSP.20 program and calculated with variance analysis (ANOVA) for comparison between groups, frequency, arithmetic mean and tabled.
At the end of the research, the group of 5-9 aged students’ dynamic and static balance values (p>0,05) were found significantly. In group of 10-15 aged students’ dynamic and static balance values (p>0,001) were found significantly.
As a result it is achieved that the balance developer slickline exercises for applying to hearing-impaired students in 5-15 aged group contributes positively to their dynamic and static balance development.
Keywords: Hearing-Impaired, Slickline, Motor Skills, dynamic and static balance
