"The effect of Brain Dance on level of attention and motor coordination in children with ADHD"

Document Type : Original Article

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Physical education for girls Helwan University

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The effect of Brain Dance on level of attention and motor coordination in children with ADHD"

The research aims to identify the extent of the impact of Brain Dance exercises on the level of attention and movement compatibility of elementary school children with ADHD. The researcher used the experimental approach using the experimental design of two groups, one experimental and the other control, and a pre and post measurement was performed for it, and the total number of the sample was ( 32) for the academic year (2016-2017) at Al-Ka`ban Independent School for Girls in Al-Ka`ban area in the State of Qatar, and the proposed Brain Dance exercises were applied to the research sample. Attention and coordination tests were measured. The application took (10) weeks and included (30) training units at a rate of (3) Training units per week, training unit time (25-40) s, and one of the most important results of the research is that the proposed Brain Dance exercises have improved the level of attention in children with ADHD. The proposed Brain Dance exercises have led to an improvement in the level of attention and the level of motor compatibility of Children with ADHD.

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