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Effects of Ceramics Activity Program on Hand Function and Completion of Ceramic Art Works of Students with Intellectual Disabilities

성보성 1,  Youngchul Lee 2

1울산광역시 특수교육지원센터
2우석대학교

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of ceramics activity program on the hand function of students with intellectual disabilities and the completion of ceramic art works. Four students with intellectual disabilities who meet the selection criteria of a single case experimental study was designed to among students with intellectual disabilities attending a special school in Busan metropolitan city. The 'pre-test - ceramic activity program - post-test' were executed to an experiment to investigate the effects of ceramics activity program on with students intellectual disabilities hand function and completion of ceramic art works. First, the ceramic activity program was effective in improving the hand function of the students with intellectual disabilities through the dominant hand, the weak hand, and both hands. Especially eye hand coordination and hand agility were improved in post - test than pre - test. It is considered that the ceramic activity program has a positive effect on all work processes such as pinching, round ball making, soil sticking, pushing and palm use, which are important in pottery works. Second, the ceramic activity program has a positive effect on the perfection of pottery works of students with intellectual disabilities. As the hand functions used in various molding techniques such as pinching, gypsum molding, plate molding, and coiling of ceramics activities gradually improved, the completion of ceramic works also improved. In addition, considering the characteristics of learning of students with intellectual disabilities, experience of ceramic activities, preference for soil as a main ingredient of pottery activities, and of ceramic activity programs. It is thought that ceramic works will be completed if they are repeatedly operated by adjusting. Therefore, if the ceramic activity program is carried out considering the characteristics of students with intellectual disabilities, the functions of the advanced hand and both hands as well as the developed dominant hand will be improved. In addition, the improvement of the hand function will be one of the ways to improve the performance of the vocational function, and if it is learned in connection with the vocational education, it will have a great influence on the social independence of the students with intellectual disability.

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