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It is reported that the thesis section is available, to publish abstracts of postgraduate theses in the disciplinary field. Who submits your thesis, must present the title, abstract, key words (include Occupational Therapy), and a summary of 2 to 3 pages of your thesis. And `present it in Spanish, English and / or Portuguese.
MOTIVATION INFLUENCE ON MOTOR LEARNING OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY
Abstract
The main goal of this research is to determine the role of motivation in play regarding motor learning in two kids suffering from cerebralpalsy in an Integral Educational Center in Valdivia. Under the theoretical basics of Occupational Sciences and Occupational Therapy,
the idea is to identify how motivation influences the kids’ motor behavior, making it easy or making it difficult to learn while playing.
The methodology used has a qualitative nature, where its design is the study of different cases. The main results show that in order to
generate a motivation, and for this motivation to have an influence on a motor learning in these kids, external factors are also required
during the development of play, such as: types of play (particularly proposed play and social play), kid’ interests, and contextual factors,
which affect their occupational performance. In conclusion, play provides tools for motor learning. There are also critical factors for
learning to become a significant occupation, where motivation is a key factor to generate a great influence on motor learning when it
comes to kids affected by cerebral palsy. This impacts the occupational performance in a positive way, where a higher interaction with
peers, involvement, adaptive motor behaviors and an increase of participation during play can be observed.
