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Development of a Sensory Processing Evaluation Tool for the Children in School - Pilot Study

  • Korean Journal of Occupational Therapy
  • Abbr : Korean J of Occup Ther
  • 2020, 28(4), pp.29-44
  • DOI : 10.14519/kjot.2020.28.4.03
  • Publisher : Korean Society Of Occupational Therapy
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Working Therapeutics
  • Received : July 29, 2020
  • Accepted : October 9, 2020
  • Published : December 30, 2020

Cho Sun Young ORD ID 1 Eun Young Yoo 2 Ji-Hyuk Park 2 Jong-bae Kim 2 Hae Yean Park 2 kim jin kyung 3

1극동대학교 작업치료학과
2연세대학교
3한서대학교 작업치료학과

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ABSTRACT

Objective: This study aimed to develop an evaluation tool for the sensory processing ability of school children basedon their school activities. Methods: The following steps were involved in the development of the tool: 1) a literature review to developquestions related to sensory processing skills in school, 2) interviews with experts, i.e., elementary schoolteachers (3 persons) and occupational therapists (4 persons), to develop preliminary questions, and 3) anexamination of the suitability of the questions by experts (elementary school teachers (24 persons) andoccupational therapists (19 persons)). Results: Through the literature review, 179 items were collected, and in the preliminary item composition stage, 93items were deleted and 23 items were added to form 105 items. In the composition stage of the main items, 87items were composed by deleting 19 items and adding 1 item when the content validity index value was satisfiedat a rate of 70-80% depending on the stage. The results are as follows: For the development of the sensoryevaluation tool, a total of 87 items were developed: 45 items related to general learning activity; 17 related to art,music, and physical activity; and 25 related to meal and break-time activities. Conclusion: This study is significant because a tool was developed to evaluate the sensory processing ability ofschool children in Korea based on their school activities. Therefore, it is expected to be gainfully employed ineducational and clinical settings to evaluate behaviors related to the difficulty of sensory processing in schoolchildren.

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