ERIC Number: EJ1047392
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 9
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Reference Count: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
Computer-Based Working Memory Training in Children with Mild Intellectual Disability
Delavarian, Mona; Bokharaeian, Behrouz; Towhidkhah, Farzad; Gharibzadeh, Shahriar
Early Child Development and Care, v185 n1 p66-74 2015
We designed a working memory (WM) training programme in game framework for mild intellectually disabled students. Twenty-four students participated as test and control groups. The auditory and visual-spatial WM were assessed by primary test, which included computerised Wechsler numerical forward and backward sub-tests and secondary tests, which contained three parts: dual visual-spatial test, auditory test and a one-syllable word recalling test. The results showed significant difference between WM capacity in the intellectually disabled children and normal ones (p-value?<?0.00001). Visual-spatial WM, auditory WM and speaking were improved in the trained group. Four tests showed significant differences between pre-test and post-tests. The trained group showed more improvements in forward tasks. The trained participant's processing speed increased with training.
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Short Term Memory, Children, Mild Mental Retardation, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Comparative Analysis, Auditory Perception, Spatial Ability, Visual Perception, Recall (Psychology), Pretests Posttests, Training, Teaching Methods, Statistical Analysis, Case Studies, Instructional Effectiveness, Early Adolescents
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Language: English
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