Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify whether an interhemispheric transfer effect of performance in eye-hand co-ordination skills exists. Evidence on inter-manual transfer of reaction time tasks was found. No evidence states which hand gains most advantage from inter-manual transfer. It is believed that the right hand has direct access to what is learned by the left hand and that the right hemisphere controls integration between the right and left hand movements of the bilateral simultaneous reaction time tasks. A total of 55 subjects (14 – 17 years of age) participated in the study. The eye-hand co-ordination skills of the participants were tested using the right hand. These skills were practiced for a period of 5 weeks, after which performance with the right hand was evaluated. The control group (n=24) was tested before and after the practice period. The apparatus used, are grouped under the sports vision battery and tested the different components of eye-hand coordination. The median values obtained indicated an over-all increase in the experimental group results and a decrease in the control group results. The resultant p-values (< 0.05) showed the study to be statistically significant and the results confirmed the existence of a transfer effect. Verf.-Referat