Evaluating spatial ability among a sample of children with mild mental retardation - A field study in the governorates of Laghouat and Djelfa

Abstract

This study aimed to detect the level of spatial ability for people with mild mental retardation, and knowing the effect of some variables such as gender and length of stay in pedagogical medical centers, In order to achieve the objectives of this study, We used the cohs cubes test On a sample of 30 children with mild mental retardation In these centers in Laghouat and Djelfa.

- There is a decrease in the level of spatial ability in people with mild mental retardation.

-There are statistically significant differences in the level of spatial ability among people with simple mental retardation due to the gender variable in favor of males.

-There are statistically significant differences in the level of spatial ability among people with simple mental retardation due to the variable period of stay in pedagogical medical centers in favor of those with longer duration.