The Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Visual-Motor Perception (Shape Error, Rotation Error, Assembly Error, Continuity Error) in Students with Specific Learning Disorder

Seyedesmaili Ghomi, Nastaran; Sheykholreslami, Ali

doi:10.22098/jld.2025.18506.2290

The Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Visual-Motor Perception (Shape Error, Rotation Error, Assembly Error, Continuity Error) in Students with Specific Learning Disorder

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Document Type : Research Paper

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¹ Assistant Professor of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

² Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

10.22098/jld.2025.18506.2290

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of cognitive rehabilitation on visual-motor perception (shape error, rotation error, combination error, and continuity error) in students with specific learning disorder.
Methods: This experimental study employed a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population consisted of all students with specific learning disorder referred to the Learning Disability Center in Ardabil City during the academic year 2021-2022. Among them, 40 students were selected via convenience sampling and were randomly assigned into the experimental group (n=20) and the control group (n=20). The experimental group received 11 sessions of cognitive rehabilitation intervention. Data were collected using the Bender-Gestalt Visual-Motor Perception Test and analyzed through covariance analysis.
Results: Findings indicated that cognitive rehabilitation intervention led to a significant improvement in visual-motor perception (shape error, rotation error, combination error, and continuity error) in the experimental group students with specific learning disorder (p<0.01).
Conclusion: It can be concluded that cognitive rehabilitation intervention can help reduce visual-motor perception errors in students with specific learning disorder. Implementing such interventions in educational settings can play a significant role in enhancing visual-motor perception skills in these students.

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