Open AccessDIFFERENCES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TACTILE FUNCTIONS IN PARTIALLY SIGHTED CHILDREN IN RELATION TO CATEGORY AND TYPE OF VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
Author(s) -
Dženana Radžo Alibegović,
Herzegovina,
Aldijana Kudumović
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
human
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2232-996X
pISSN - 2232-9935
DOI - 10.21554/hrr.091904
Subject(s) - visual impairment , psychology , tactile perception , audiology , perception , relation (database) , visual perception , developmental psychology , medicine , computer science , neuroscience , database
The aim of this study was to examine the differences in the development of tactile functions in visually impaired (amblyopic) children in relation to the category and type of visual impairment. In the study, 30 respondents with visual impairment, aged 7-13 and of both genders were examined. Tactile functions assessment was performed using the LuriaNebraska Tactile Functions Assessment Scale ('C3'). A t-test was used to examine the significance of arithmetic mean differences. With respect to the category of visual impairment, it was found that there were statistically significant differences in arithmetic means on three variables of tactile perception. Respondents have equally developed tactile functions in relation to the type of visual impairment