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Bennett, Stephanie J., Holmes, J. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6821-2793 and Buckley, S.
(2013)
Computerized memory training leads to sustained improvement in visuospatial short-term memory skills in children with down syndrome.
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 118 (3).
pp. 179-192.
ISSN 1944-7515
Abstract
This study evaluated the impact of a computerized visuospatial memory training intervention on the memory and behavioral skills of children with Down syndrome. Teaching assistants were trained to support the delivery of a computerized intervention program to individual children over a 10–16 week period in school. Twenty-one children aged 7–12 years with Down syndrome were randomly allocated to either an intervention or waiting list control group. Following training, performance on trained and non-trained visuospatial short-term memory tasks was significantly enhanced for children in the intervention group. This improvement was sustained four months later. These results suggest that computerized visuospatial memory training in a school setting is both feasible and effective for children with Down syndrome.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Psychology |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Cognition, Action and Perception Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Developmental Science |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Oct 2021 03:30 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Sep 2024 15:54 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/81805 |
| DOI: | 10.1352/1944-7558-118.3.179 |
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