Effectiveness of working memory training on cognitive flexibility, improvement of academic performance and problem solving of students with learning disabilities in mathematics

The purpose of the current research is to investigate the effectiveness of active memory training on cognitive flexibility, improving academic performance and solving problems of students with learning disabilities in mathematics (case study: second secondary students in Islamabad Gharb city). The current research is a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group. Data collection tools include Damine and Carpenter's working memory capacity test (1980), Kemet math test (1988), Dennis and Vanderwaal's cognitive flexibility questionnaire (2010), Pham and Taylor's academic performance questionnaire (EPT)-1999, and Hepner's problem solving questionnaire. PSI is 1987. In order to carry out the present research, using the available sampling method, 30 male and female students of the second secondary level were selected and divided into 2 experimental groups of 15 people (8 boys and 7 girls) and the control group of 15 people (8 boys and 7 girls). girl) were placed. At first, the data obtained from the questionnaire was collected and after entering SPSS24 software, the related analysis was done in the form of covariance analysis. The results showed that active memory intervention can increase the cognitive flexibility of students with learning disabilities in mathematics. Also, active memory intervention can increase the improvement of academic performance and increase the problem solving of students with the inability to learn mathematics.

Active memory training can be used as an intervention method to improve math problems in students with math learning disabilities.