Improving high school students' executive functions through digital game play

Homer, Bruce D.; Plass, Jan L.; Raffaele, Charles; Ober, Teresa; Ali, Alisha

doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2017.09.011

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“…Broadly speaking, the findings from the current study add to the literature demonstrating the potential effectiveness of well-designed digital games for improving EF skills at different ages (Anguera et al, 2013;Homer et al, 2018;Parong et al, 2017). The findings also support the argument for consideration of the users' neurocognitive development, as well as prior EF skills, when designing games for learning and cognitive skills development.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…In addition, the duration of the trainings was limited to one session lasting a total of 20 min, which is a brief exposure to treatment. Prior studies using games similar to the one in the current study have found effects with multiple brief exposures resulting in approximately 2 hr of intervention (Homer et al, ; Parong et al, ), and Bediou et al () recommend interventions with at least 30+ hr of game play. Therefore, more intervention time would most likely result in greater effects of the intervention and perhaps reveal a stronger interaction between age and the speed versus accuracy game designs.…”

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confidence: 66%

“…Prior research examining the possible transfer of EF training from one subskill to another has been mixed. Although some studies have found evidence of transfer (e.g., Homer et al, ; Karbach & Kray, ; Thorell et al, ), other studies have found little to no transfer of EF subskills (e.g., Melby‐Lervåg & Hulme, ). Although no transfer was observed in the current study, it is possible that a longer intervention is needed for transfer to occur.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…DREAM is a web-based service developed and maintained by New York University's Consortium of Research and Evaluation of Advanced Technologies in Education (CREATE) lab. The DREAM system has been used successfully in a variety of previous studies involving both lab and "real-world" settings (e.g., Homer et al, 2018;Parong et al, 2017;Sirin, Plass, Homer, Vatanartiran, & Tsai, 2018). In the current study, surveys, cognitive tasks, and the EF games were all presented via the DREAM platform.…”

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“…To examine this, two versions of the game were developed, one that emphasized improving the speed of responses, and one that emphasized improving the accuracy of responses within the game. It was expected that for both games there would be an overall improvement from pretest to posttest on a standard measure of inhibition, as previous studies with related games have found improvements in EF subskills (Homer et al, ; Parong et al, ). Of particular interest, was the question of how developmental factors would interact with treatment condition: Would there be a difference in outcomes in the speed versus the accuracy condition for younger versus older adolescents?…”

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confidence: 98%

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Speed Versus Accuracy: Implications of Adolescents' Neurocognitive Developments in a Digital Game to Train Executive Functions

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Adolescence is a period of rapid cognitive change, including an initial increase in speed of cognitive processing and a more gradual increase in efficiency of cognitive processing. This study examined how neurophysiological changes associated with adolescent development can inform the design of game‐based executive function (EF) training. Two versions of a digital game designed to train the EF subskill of inhibition were given to adolescents (aged 13–17; N = 96): one focusing on speed, the other on accuracy. Consistent with neurocognitive developments, it was hypothesized that younger adolescents would benefit more from the speed version, and older adolescents more from the accuracy version. A significant age by condition interaction was found: Controlling for pretest, younger adolescents had better outcomes in the speed condition, while older adolescents had better outcomes in the accuracy condition. These findings argue for consideration of adolescents' neurocognitive development when designing games for learning and skill improvement.

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Computerized Executive Functions Training: The efficacy on reading performance of children with dyslexia

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Seif,

Daneshvar

2024

Dyslexia

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This study aimed to test the efficacy of a newly developed computer‐based game naming computerized executive functions (CEF) task on the reading ability of children suffering from dyslexia. Forty dyslexic school students from the fourth and fifth grades were randomized to one of the experimental and control groups. Subjects of the experimental group received 12 sessions of Computerized Executive Functions Training (CEFT), while subjects of the control group played a neutral computer game throughout the 12 sessions. All participants responded to the Reading and Dyslexia Test (NEMA) as the pre‐ and post‐test measure. Results revealed a significant improvement in the reading ability of subjects of the experimental group compared to the control group. Subjects of the experimental group indicated a greater improvement in some components of the NEMA scale including word reading, word chains reading, picture naming, text comprehension, word comprehension and letter fluency relative to the control group. CEFT had no significant effect in modifying the category fluency, phoneme elimination and rhyming components of the NEMA scale. Applying CEFT improves the reading performance of children with dyslexia by enforcing their cognitive abilities like working memory, inhibition control and cognitive flexibility which are necessary for normal reading ability.

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CENGO: A Web-Based Serious Game to Increase the Programming Knowledge Levels of Computer Engineering Students

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Yalcin

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Communications in Computer and Information Science

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In recent years, games are used to increase the level of knowledge and experience of individuals working in different domains. Especially in the education field, there are several different serious games to teach the subjects of the lectures or other educational materials to students in an enjoyable way. Hence, this study proposes a quantitative research approach to increase the programming knowledge levels of the first-year undergraduate students at computer engineering departments. For this aim, a responsive web platform was developed to teach the syntax and logic of C programming language by using some game elements. Therefore, the students have a chance to repeat the topics related to C programming language continuously since the platform is always accessible. To figure out the efficiency of the designed environment, 10 first-year computer engineering students were selected. According to the results obtained from the user tests, this game can be used as an educational tool, which supports the traditional training methods, to increase the knowledge levels of students about the syntax and logic of C programming language.

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Improving high school students' executive functions through digital game play

Cited by 76 publications

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Speed Versus Accuracy: Implications of Adolescents' Neurocognitive Developments in a Digital Game to Train Executive Functions

Speed Versus Accuracy: Implications of Adolescents' Neurocognitive Developments in a Digital Game to Train Executive Functions

Computerized Executive Functions Training: The efficacy on reading performance of children with dyslexia

CENGO: A Web-Based Serious Game to Increase the Programming Knowledge Levels of Computer Engineering Students

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