ERIC Number: EJ1008398
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Publication Date: 2013-May
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Computerized Memory Training Leads to Sustained Improvement in Visuospatial Short-Term Memory Skills in Children with Down Syndrome
Bennett, Stephanie J.; Holmes, Joni; Buckley, Sue
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v118 n3 p179-192 May 2013
This study evaluated the impact of a computerized visuospatial memory training intervention on the memory and behavioral skills of children with Down syndrome. Teaching assistants were trained to support the delivery of a computerized intervention program to individual children over a 10-16 week period in school. Twenty-one children aged 7-12 years with Down syndrome were randomly allocated to either an intervention or waiting list control group. Following training, performance on trained and non-trained visuospatial short-term memory tasks was significantly enhanced for children in the intervention group. This improvement was sustained four months later. These results suggest that computerized visuospatial memory training in a school setting is both feasible and effective for children with Down syndrome.
Descriptors: Intervention, Control Groups, Down Syndrome, Short Term Memory, Teaching Assistants, Spatial Ability, Visual Perception, Children, Computer Uses in Education, Adolescents, Outcomes of Treatment
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: http://aaidd.allenpress.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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