EFFECT OF SOCIAL FACILITATION ON THE SPORTS PERFORMANCE OF MENTALLY CHALLENGED CHILDREN

A sample of 100 mentally challenged children (40 Mild and 60 Moderate) of chronological age 6-14 years were selected from Tapovan Manovikas Vidhyalya, Sriganganagar (Rajasthan). Sample was selected through purposive sampling technique. Sample of selected 100 mentally challenged children was again divided into Experimental and Control group having strength of 50 (20 Mild and 30 Moderate) children in each group. Experimental group was exposed to Social facilitation where as no facilitation was provided to Control group. All was done to see the effect of social facilitation was a measure to know their performance in two events namely shuttle run and long jump and by making comparison of experimental and control group.