It was the purpose of this study to assess changes in physical development in educable mentally retarded boys as a result of a structured physical education program. Included in the study were 42 boys (24 experimental and 18 control). From the posttest and followup data analyses the following conclusions seem supported: (a) levels of physical fitness can be so significantly improved as to allow a favorable comparison with the nonretarded peer group, and (b) significant gains demonstrated at the end of the experiment proper remained significant over a 6 week post experiment followup period.
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