The Effect of Executive Function Training on Children Wechsler ACID Profile of Students with Learning Disability
Subject Areas : Psychological Models and Methods
1 - استادیار دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد مرودشت
2 - کارشناس ارشد روانشناسی عمومی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد مرودشت
Keywords: Executive Function, Learning Disability, Children Wechsler ACID Profile,
Abstract :
Aim: The aim of the study was to check the effectiveness of the executive function training on child ACID profile in students with learning disability. Method: An experimental method with pre-test and post-test has been used to clarify the effect. Based on Stratify sampling, 48 students has been selected on two groups of Experimental and control group. To measure ACID Profile score in the pretest Wechsler Intelligence Scale for children-Revised (WISC- R) has been used respectively. The executive function in a group training method was used for teaching the experimental group. After the training, posttest was run. Results: the results of the ANCOVA test demonstrated that the training of the executive functions increases the function three items of four subtests (Arithmetic, Coding and Information) as Wechsler ACID profile of children with learning disability. Conclusion: Although training of executive functions has no effect in Digit span subtest.