Kaveh Moghaddam, Mahnaz Esteki, Ebrahim Pishyareh, Mozhgan Farahbod, Masoud Gharib,
Volume 11, Issue 0 (2-2011)
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of visual Arts education on improvement of visual perceptual skills in dyscalculic students.
Materials & Methods: utilizing an experimental pretest – posttest with control group design and using screening and via DSM-IV dyscalculia diagnosis questionnaire 30 dyscalculic male students were selected who were studying in the primary school and the research instruments used were Frostig Visual Perception and Key- mat Tests.
Results: the data of the research were analyzed through descriptive statistic method and covariance analysis model which showed that there is meaningful difference between clay, painting and control groups. .
Conclusion: the Visual Arts education can be effective on all of the visual perceptual skills in dyscalculic students except the Form Constancy skill.