The Development of Children’s Visual Perception and Projection

Subject Areas : روان‌شناسی تحولی

Narges Ensanimehr ¹ , Reza Pourhosein ² , Masoud Gholamali Lavasani ³

1 - MA Student University of Tehran
2 - PhD University of Tehran
3 - PhD University of Tehran

Received: 2019-10-08 Accepted : 2019-10-08 Published : 2019-06-22

Keywords: development, projection, visual perception, Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure, Tree Drawing Test,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to investigate the Development of visual perception and projection in students. 129 students (60 boys, 69 girls) were selected from the second district of Tehran in the academic year of 1396-1397, using available sampling method. Participants consisted of 44 preschoolers, 42 first-grade students, and 43 third grade students. The study design was causal-comparative and participants completed Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure (Rey, 1941) and Tree Drawing Test (Koch, 1949). Then, Anova and Manova data analysis and Pierson correlation test were administered. The results indicated that children’s visual perception and projection develop with age and educational level. The results also showed that children with different ages differ in visual perception and projection and their performances improve as they grow older