Effect of Motion Games on the Psychoemotional State of Children with Intellectual Disabilities

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of study was to examine the features of emotional state and cognitive function of children with limited intellectual abilities during outdoor games. Methods: 40 pupils from the Smilyan Orphanage of Cherkasy Region participated in the research. All children were divided into two groups, the control and the experimental, with the existing diagnosis of moderate grade oligophrenia, and attended the 2nd and 3rd grades of correctional school. The control group consisted of 22 students, including 11 boys and 11 girls. The experimental group consisted of 18 students, of which 9 boys and 9 girls. The following research methods were used: analysis and generalization of the data of special scientific literature, pedagogical methods of research, method of comparison, methods of research of psycho-emotional state; psychomotor development; methods of mathematical statistics. Results: The results of researches presented in the article allow to state the positive influence of classes of motive games on the psycho-emotional state and cognitive function of children with intellectual disabilities, which will promote social adaptation of students with this nosology. Conclusions: Motivational games can be used during developmental and physical training sessions as an effective remedy for therapeutic effects in some mental disorders, as an effective non-medication remedy. This has a positive effect on the physical and psycho-emotional state of children with intellectual disabilities and can be applied in the process of adaptive physical education.