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Training effects of attention and EF strategy-based training “Nexxo” in school-age students
Rossignoli-Palomeque, Teresa
Pérez-Hernández, Elena
González Marqués, Javier
Children Cognitive training Procedural metacognitive strategies
Attention
Executive functions
Cognitive training
Procedural metacognitive strategies
Ciencias Biomédicas
Psicología (Psicología)
Neuropsicología
Psicología cognitiva
Psicología evolutiva
Psicología experimental
61 Psicología
6106 Psicología Experimental
6102 Psicología del Niño y del Adolescente
6104 Psicopedagogía
6104.01 Procesos Cognitivos
Given the importance of attention and executive functions in children's behavior, programs directed to improve these processes are of interest. Nexxo-training combines the use of the Nexxo touchscreen application (go/no-go and stop signal tasks) with procedural metacognitive strategies. The present paper reports a test of Nexxo's impact on children aged 6–7 and 8–9 years. We conducted a randomized active-controlled trial involving 108 typically-developing children: 1st grade (N = 61, M = 6.46 years, SD = 0.35) and 3rd grade (N = 47, M = 8.5 years, SD = 0.27), randomly assigned to: (1) experimental, (2) active-control, or (3) passive-control groups. A 2-month follow-up was carried out after the intervention. The 3rd grade experimental group displayed a significant reduction in attentional problems at follow-up compared to both control groups. Executive Function problems were also reduced at follow-up in the experimental group. Participants in this group improved in Supervision (self-monitoring) at post-intervention and follow-up compared to passive-controls. Although group effect was not significant at t1, it was significant at post measures in experimental group compared to passivecontrols. Nexxo-training revealed a trend-level improvement in attention and executive functions for children in the 3rd grade.
Depto. de Psicología Experimental, Procesos Cognitivos y Logopedia
Fac. de Psicología
TRUE
pub
2024-02-07T08:14:29Z
2024-02-07T08:14:29Z
2020
journal article
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/99729
0001-6918
10.1016/j.actpsy.2020.103174
1873-6297
eng
Rossignoli-Palomeque, T., Pérez-Hernández, E., González-Marqués, J. Training effects of attention and EF strategy-based training “Nexxo” in school-age students, Acta Psychologica. 2020 210, 103174, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2020.103174
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