%0 Journal Article %T The Effect of 8 Weeks of Perceptual-Motor Training on Working Memory in Children with Hearing Loss %J Journal of Sports and Motor Development and Learning %I University of Tehran %Z 2008-9333 %A Soori, Zahra %A Heirani, Ali %A Rafie, Frozan %A Falahi, Zahra %D 2017 %\ 08/23/2017 %V 9 %N 2 %P 319-333 %! The Effect of 8 Weeks of Perceptual-Motor Training on Working Memory in Children with Hearing Loss %K children with hearing loss %K perceptual-motor training %K working memory %R 10.22059/jmlm.2017.207927.1090 %X   The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of perceptual-motor training on working memory in children with hearing disorders. For this purpose, 24 student with hearing loss (9-12 years old) in Kermanshah were selected and randomly divided to experimental and control groups. A working memory test by Wechsler memory software was used in this study. The experimental group performed a perceptual-motor training program (static and dynamic balance exercises, throw and receive the ball …) for 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week, 60 minutes each session. Finally, both groups conducted the posttest. Based on α=0.01 and normal distribution of data, mixed ANOVA test was used. The results showed that working memory was influenced by perceptual-motor training (P<0.05). Children in the experimental group showed a better significant performance in terms of counting on forward and visual memory span than control group (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference in the countdown between the two groups (P˃0.05). The present findings suggest that perceptual-motor training can improve working memory in children with hearing loss. %U https://jsmdl.ut.ac.ir/article_63460_2d9aae219a5eca22fb20cefe377ffe9a.pdf