%0 Journal Article %A Moghaddam, kaveh %A Esteki, Mahnaz %A Pishyareh, Ebrahim %A Farahbod, Mozhgan %A Gharib, Masoud %T The Effect of Visual Arts Education on Improvement of Visual Perceptual Skills in Dyscalculic Students %J Archives of Rehabilitation %V 11 %N 0 %U http://rehabilitationj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-706-en.html %R %D 2011 %K Visual Arts, Visual information processing skills, Dyscalculia, Frostig visual perception test, Key mat test, %X 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. %> http://rehabilitationj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-706-en.pdf %P 50-57 %& 50 %! %9 Applicable %L A-10-508-1 %+ University of Social Welfare and rehabilitation sciences, Pediatric Neurorehabilitation Research Center %G eng %@ 2538-6247 %[ 2011