Method and Procedure
After obtaining approval from Riphah Research Ethics Committee and informed consent by the participants, 200 students studying in a selected school were studied in the present work; these students included 100 boys and 100 girls. The participants were divided into two groups having equal number of students 50 girls and 50 boys in each. In group A (that represented the long stay of the students in the school that was more than five years, or high place effect possibility).The group B (represented the less stay of the students less than five years in the school or less place effect possibility group).
All participants of both groups in a similar standardized control conditions, were tested and administered the following psychological instruments/ and a measure with a pre-supposed criterion for performance assessment for all respondents.
  1. Tapping Board (Electronic) (Ten Trails each with preferred hand)
  2. Mirror Drawing Apparatus (Electronic)(Ten Trails each with preferred hand)
  3. Academic Self-efficacy Scale (Gafoor, Kunnathodi& Ashraf, 2007).
The responses of the subjects on the instruments and the measure, gained and measured in the same sequence, similar duration and performance mode for all considered as motor, cognitive and academic performance responses were compared and assessed for results and conclusions.