[en] Aim: This study investigated the hypothesis of a skill automatization deficit in Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).
Method: Thirty children (15 with DCD and 15 control children), aged between 7 and 12 years old, were administered the mirror-tracing task during two 10-trials sessions separated by one week. An auditory interference task was introduced at the end of the procedural learning phase to test skill automatization.
Results: Interestingly, no between-group difference was revealed in learning and automatization measures except for a specific subgroup of DCD children (n=5) who experienced difficulties in skill automatization.
Conclusion: The results of our preliminary study highlighted the heterogeneity of the deficit presented in DCD and they emphasized the importance to explore further the lack of automatization in DCD.
Disciplines :
Theoretical & cognitive psychology
Author, co-author :
Lejeune, Caroline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Neuropsychologie
Meulemans, Thierry ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Doyen de la Faculté de Psychologie et des sc. de l'éducation
Desmottes, Lise ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Logopédie clinique
Catale, Corinne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement
Language :
English
Title :
Automatization of mirror - tracing skill in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder
