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I I 77-24,602 CAMPBELL, Harry Lawrence, 1944- THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL ARTS ACTIVITIES ON THE AFFECTIVE, COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOMOTOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES. The Ohio State University, Ph.D., 1977 Education, industrial Xerox University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL ARTS ACTIVITIES ON THE AFFECTIVE, COGNITIVE AND PSYCHOMOTOR ACHIEVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Harry L. Campbell, B.S. Ed., M.S. Ed. ***** The Ohio State University 1977 Reading Committee: Approved By James J. Buffer, Jr. Donald Cavin S Donald G. Lux College of Education ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author wishes to express gratitude and sincere appreciation to Dr. James J. Buffer, Chairperson of his Dissertation Committee, for his understanding patience, personal encouragement, time, and advice during the conduct and completion of this study. These feelings are also expressed to Dr. Donald Lux and Dr. Donald Cavin for their sugges tions as members of the Reading Committee. Appreciation is acknowledged for Roger Brown, a statistics consultant in the Department of Educa tional Development at The Ohio State University for his needed input for computer programming for the data analysis. The cooperation and assistance of the administration and teachers of Whitehall School D istrict, Columbus, Ohio, deserve mention, especially Mr. Joseph Spanovich, Principal of the Kae Elementary School, Mrs. Betty Gary, a beautiful person who really cares about helping children to learn, and to the special children involved in this study--may they experience bright and fu lfille d futures. Finally, sincere appreciation is expressed to the author's wife and family who have provided the necessary and essential love and caring support during the conduct of this entire endeavor and preparation of this dissertation. H. L. C. i i August 4, 1944 .........................Born - Dayton, Ohio 1962 ............................................. Graduate, Greenville High School, Greenville, Ohio 1967 ............................................. B.S. Ed., Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 1967-68 ..................................... Graduate Teaching Assistant, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 1968 ............................................. M.S. Ed., Bowling Green State University 1968-1974 ................................. Teacher North Allegheny School D istrict, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1974-1976 ................................. Teaching Associate, The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 1976-1977 ................................. Assistant Professor, Illin o is State University, Normal, Illinois PUBLICATIONS J. J. Buffer and Harry L. Campbell, co-authors. "Status of Research and Development Activities of Industrial Arts Teacher Educators." The Journal of Epsilon Pi Tau, Volume I I I , May 1976. FIELDS OF STUDY Major Field: Industrial Technology Education Minor Field: Educational Development TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................................... ii VITA ................................................................................. i i i LIST OF TABLES................................................................................................................ vi LIST OF FIGURES................................. x Chapter I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 1 Statement of the Problem .............................................................. 6 Purpose of the S t u d y ...................................................................... 7 Hypotheses .......................................................................................... 7 Assumptions .......................................................................................... 8 Limitations .......................................................................................... 9 Delimitations ...................................................................................... 10 Definitions of Terms ...................................................................... 10 Significance of the Study .............................................................. 12 Summary ............................................................................. 13 I I . REVIEW OF LITERATURE....................................................................................15 Identification of Children With Learning Disabilities . 15 Learning Disabilities and Perceptual-Motor Theory .... 18 Movigenic Learning Theory .............................................................. 18 Visual-Motor Learning Theory . ......................................... 19 Neurological Organization Learning Theory ............................. 20 Motor Activity Learning Theory ................................................. 22 Motor Activity and Cognitive Achievement ............................. 25 Self-Concept and Academic Achievement ..................................... 27 Related Research in Industrial Arts ..................................... 31 Summary . .......................................................................................34 I I I . PROCEDURES........................................................................................................ 35 Selection of Subjects ...................................................................... 35 The Environment ....................................................................................... 37 Experimental Design .......................................................................... 38 Self-Concept Instrumentation ..................... 39 iv Cognitive Instrumentation ...................................................... 43 Psychomotor Instrumentation ................................................. 44 The Treatment .............................................................................. 47 Treatment of the D a ta .............................................................. 52 Summary .......................................................................................... 53 IV. PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE D A T A .................................... 55 Statistical Analysis of D a t a............................................ 55 Equivalency of Groups .............................................................. 58 Results of Affective Achievement .................................... 51 Results of Cognitive Achievement .................................... 72 Results of Psychomotor Achievement ................................. 80 D iscussion.................................................................................. 108 V. SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........ 113 Summary .......................................................................................... 118 Conclusions.................................................................................. 122 Recommendations .......................................................................... 126 BIBLIOGRAPHY ........................................................................................................... 129 APPENDIX A: Affective Achievement Instruments ...................................... 134 APPENDIX B: Psychomotor Achievement Instruments .................................. 142 APPENDIX C: Industrial Arts Project Activity Sheets .......................... 149 APPENDIX D: Project Activity Time Schedules .......................................... 167 APPENDIX E: Individual Raw Data S c o re s ................................................... 172 v LIST OF TABLES Means of Standard Deviations of Permanent Record I.Q. Scores and Chronological Age in Months by Treatment Groups .................................................................................. 59 Analysis of Variance of I.Q. Scores by Treatment Groups ....................................................................................................... 60 Analysis of Variance of Chronological Age by Treatment Groups .................................................................................. 60 Means and Standard Deviations of Pretests and Posttests by Treatment Groups on the Piers- Harris Self-Opinion Test .................................................................. 62 Summary of Analysis of Variance of Piers-Harris Self-Concept Achievement by Teaching Methods ......................... 62 Means and Standard Deviations of Pretests and Posttests by Treatment Groups on the Factor of Achievement on the Lister-Ohlsen Self-Concept Test . 64 Summary of Analysis of Variance of Feelings Toward Achievement on the Lister-Ohlsen Self-Concept Test by Teaching Methods .......................................................................... 64 Means and Standard Deviations of Pretests and Posttests by Treatment Groups on the Factor of Learning A bility on the Lister-Ohlsen Self-Concept T e s t ........................................................................................................... 65 Summary of Analysis of Variance of Feelings Toward Learning A bility on the Lister-Ohlsen Self-Concept Test by Teaching Methods .................................................................. 65 Means and Standard Deviations of Pretests and Posttests