Use of various instructional methods for enhancing gross motor skill acquisition in students with moderate mental retardation

Clinical Kinesiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 63-68

  Porretta, David L ^a   Surburg, Paul R ^b   Gillespie, Michael ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS; MENTAL RETARDATION; MOTOR SKILL ACQUISITION

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION;

EID: 0032850376     PISSN: 08969620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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