Effects of Repeated Retrieval with Touching the Area of Self- Body on the Performance of Human Figure Drawing in Children with Mild Intellectual Disabilities: A Longitudinal Study

The aim of this study was to examine the intervention effect of repeated retrieval with touching the area of selfbody on the performance of human figure drawing in preschool children with mild intellectual disabilities. Especially, this study applied the retrieval practice task to improve the performance of drawing in preschool children. In the intervention group, firstly, children with/without mild intellectual disabilities took the pre-test immediately before intervention session. Second, immediately after they were asked to remember with touching the area of self-body, they were asked to draw a picture of themselves at quarterly interval in preschool. Finally, they took the post-test. In the non-intervention group, children with/without mild intellectual disabilities were asked to take the pre-and post-tests. As a result, I indicated that year-long intervention could have dramatic effects on the performance of human figure drawing, even if children with mild intellectual disabilities. I discussed in terms of the testing effect that the remembering the area of self-body can lead to enhanced memory for the retrieved area of body.