Research In Balance Ability Of 6-18 Years Old Students With Intellectual Disability

The subjects of this research were 1090 students with intellectual disability from all over the country. Motor Proficiency Test, as the research tool, was used to measure the development level of the students’ balance ability. Independent Sample T test was used to find out the difference of physique between the students with and without intellectual disability. Multi-factor multivariate analysis of variance analysis was used to find out the difference of balance ability between different gender, different regions, different ages, different physique and different handicapped degree among the students with intellectual disability. Percentile function was used to make the balance ability reference table of students with intellectual disability. The aim of this research was to understand the balance ability of students with intellectual disability in China and provide a reference for the special education teachers and rehabilitation personnel.Research results showed that:(1)Age difference had a significant impact on the balance ability of students with intellectual disability. With the growth of the age, static balance and dynamic balance ability of students with intellectual disability were improved significantly.(2)Region difference had a significant impact on the balance ability of students with intellectual disability. Overall, the balance ability of students with intellectual disability in suburban area was better than the students with intellectual disability in urban area and rural area.(3)Degree of disability had a significant impact on the balance ability of students with intellectual disability. The degree of disability was lighter, the balance was better.(4)Body type had no significant impact on the balance ability of students with intellectual disability.(5)Gender had no significant impact on the balance ability of students with intellectual disability.(6) The discrete degree of the reference table is poor. To increase the discrimination, the maximum score should be revaluated according to different age.