Adaptive training leads to sustained enhancement of poor working memory in children
Adaptive training leads to sustained enhancement of poor working memory in children
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00848.x
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发表时间：
2009-07-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Dunning, Darren L.
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作者：
Holmes, Joni;Gathercole, Susan E.;Dunning, Darren L.
工作记忆在支持学习方面起着至关重要的作用，记忆能力低下的儿童在阅读和数学方面的进展很差。这项研究调查了这些问题是否可以通过旨在提高工作记忆的训练计划来克服。对工作记忆能力低下的儿童在培训前后对工作记忆、智商和学业成就进行了评估，无论是在适应性还是非适应性版本的培训中。使工作记忆达到极限的适应性训练与工作记忆的实质性和持续增长有关，大多数儿童达到了与年龄相适应的水平。经过6个月的适应性训练后，学生的数学能力也有显著提高。这些发现表明，这种行为疗法可以克服常见的工作记忆障碍和相关的学习困难。
Working memory plays a crucial role in supporting learning, with poor progress in reading and mathematics characterizing children with low memory skills. This study investigated whether these problems can be overcome by a training program designed to boost working memory. Children with low working memory skills were assessed on measures of working memory, IQ and academic attainment before and after training on either adaptive or non-adaptive versions of the program. Adaptive training that taxed working memory to its limits was associated with substantial and sustained gains in working memory, with age-appropriate levels achieved by the majority of children. Mathematical ability also improved significantly 6 months following adaptive training. These findings indicate that common impairments in working memory and associated learning difficulties may be overcome with this behavioral treatment.