title: LearningRx Cognitive Training Effects in Children Ages 8-14: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
abstract: In a randomized controlled study, we examined the effects of a one-on-one cognitive training program on memory, visual and auditory processing, processing speed, reasoning, attention, and General Intellectual Ability (GIA) score for students ages 8-14. Participants were randomly assigned to either an experimental group to complete 60 h of cognitive training or to a wait-list control group. The purpose of the study was to examine changes in multiple cognitive skills after completing cognitive training with ThinkRx, a LearningRx program. Results showed statistically significant differences between groups on all outcome measures except for attention. Implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research are examined.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Colorado Springs USA.
authors.forename: Dick M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Carpenter
authors.affiliation: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport USA.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ledbetter
authors.affiliation: Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research Colorado Springs USA.
authors.forename: Amy Lawson
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2514-8701
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Moore