Computerized cognitive training with learning disabled students: a pilot study.
The effects of practicing computerized exercises in class by 59 learning disabled students who received an 8-hr. training program, 30 min. per week, were evaluated. Six exercises designed to facilitate basic cognitive skills development were used. Twelve subjects were assigned to a control group without any form of intervention. Covariance analysis (pretest scores used as covariates) showed a significant effect of training on mental arithmetic. These results suggest that practicing a computerized exercise of mental arithmetic can facilitate the automatization of basic arithmetic skills (addition, subtraction, and multiplication). The nature, progress, and evaluation of such types of intervention are discussed.
Talbot
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Laval University, Québec, Canada.
Pépin
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Loranger
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M
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003071:Cognition; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000639:trends*; D004519:Education, Special / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects