Document Type : Original Articles

Authors

• Ahmad Alipour ¹
• Nasim Sharif ²

¹ Associate Professor , School of Psychology , The University of Payam-e- Noor , Tehran , Iran.

² Ph.D student Psychology, School of Psychology , The University of Payam-e- Noor , Tehran , Iran.

Abstract

Introduction:This  research was done to comparison  Directionality of drawing Fixed shapes in Preschoolers and primary school according to role of  handedness.  Materials and Methods:  In this research Causality – Comparison, 160 children (80 girls and 80 boys) with mean age of 7/96 in preschool and primary school selected with randomly cluster sampling. The tests were used , Handedness Questionnaire of Chapman and Champman (1987) & Directionality  Scale . For the analysis of data was used Chi square test. Results: The results showed that are related Directionality of drawing Fixed shapes and Handedness(P = 0/001) and are Varies Directionality of drawing Fixed shapes in preschool and school children (P= 0/007 , 0/009). The results also showed that Directionality of drawing Fixed shapes in preschool and school children  is affected Handedness (P = 0/010 ,0/009). Conclusion: Right Hand or Left Hand are the factors affectingon  performance and habits and movements of individuals and Since a right-handed and left hands have different representations of their hand, So we face with two different cognitive structure and strategy in the left hand and right hand. This research is  important in applications in diagnosis problem of draw shapes and write of the Persian alphabet , Recommended the continuation of such research in special groups, including the blind, mentally retarded people with learning disabilities can achieved to normal and abnormal patterns in Drawing shapes on Iranian children. Keywords:  Directionality, Drawing fixed shapes , Handedness, Laterality, Preschool , primary school