Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 MA student of School Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
The aim of the study was The effectiveness of Nagliri executive functions intervention on metacognitive skills, working memory, meta-memory and cognitive load of 10 to 12 year old students with special learning disabilities. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a 45-day follow-up period with a control group. The statistical population included all 10-12-year-old students with learning disabilities in the academic year of 1401-1401 in Lordegan city, which were selected through purposive sampling of 40 students and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups (each 20 people) were appointed. The experimental group received Naglieri's (2014) executive functions intervention during 15 training sessions. The research tools include Sperling et al.'s Metacognition Scale (2001), Damine and Carpenter's Working Memory Test (1980), Trierwich's Multifactor Memory Questionnaire (2002), Pas and Van Muenboer's Cognitive Load Questionnaire (1993), and the Wechsler Children's Intelligence Scale, fifth edition (2014). ) Was. The data were analyzed through analysis of variance with repeated measurements. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the students with learning disabilities who attended the training session and the control group. So that trainings not only affect their accuracy and speed in their academic performance, but also improve their basic cognitive abilities such as reading comprehension, accuracy sequence, information processing ability and also their ability to think and solve problems. Also, teaching cognitive skills helps students with learning disabilities to use appropriate strategies to solve problems in dealing with such problems and to be able to solve their problems.
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