Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
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Ph.D. Student in Psychology, Department of Psychology and education of Exceptional Children, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, faculty of Human Sciences, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran. (Corresponding author)
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and education of Exceptional Children, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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Associate Professor, Pediatric Neurotehabilitation Research Center. University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction
The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of Captainlog cognitive software and Pars cognitive rehabilitation package on improving the attention of hearing impaired primary school students with cochlear implants.
Materials and Method
A semi-experimental method with a pre-test-post-test-follow-up plan was used to conduct the present study with a control group (two experimental groups: Captainlog cognitive software and Pars cognitive rehabilitation package and a control group). The statistical population of this research included all 9-11-year-old primary school students with hearing loss with cochlear implants who referred to non-governmental rehabilitation centers in Tehran. To select the subjects, 45 children (23 girls, 22 boys) were selected using non-random sampling method and assigned randomly and equally in three groups. The children of each experimental group participated in the educational program for 12 training sessions of 30-45 minutes, two sessions a week. To collect data, the Wechsler Intelligence Test for Children - Fourth Form (WISC-4) and the Stroop Selective Attention Test (Stroop, 1935) were used. The results of mixed variance analysis with repeated measurement showed that the training of Captainlog cognitive software (P=0.003) and Pars rehabilitation package (P=0.017) for primary school students with hearing loss with cochlear implantation is effective and this effect was stable until the follow-up stage. .
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