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KMID : 1022520060100020125
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Journal of Play Therapy
2006 Volume.10 No. 2 p.125 ~ p.140
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A study on the characteristics of playfulness for the children with visual impairments
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Jin Heung-Shin
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study was twofold. First, I examined validity of item response and person response of a Test of Playfulness(ToP) in children with visual impairments. Second, I examined the characteristics of the source of motivation, the perception of control, the suspension of reality and the framing, which are the factors of playfulness of the children with visual impairments. The subjects of this study were 52 children ranging in age from 45 to 134 months(26 children were normal development, 26 children were children with visual impairments). The ToP reflects four elements of play: the source of motivation, the perception of control, the suspension of reality and the framing. The ToP is an observational assessment administered during free play in familiar environments with familiar peers. ToP data were analyzed using Winstep, a computer program for Rasch analysis. The results of this study; the source of motivation of the children with visual impairments had more intrinsic motivation than normal development children. The perception of control of the children with visual impairments had internal and external perception of control. The suspension of reality and framing of the children with visual impairments appeared free.
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KEYWORD
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perception of control, rasch analysis, source of motivation, suspension of reality, test of playfulness
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