Effect of Game-Based Cognitive Training Programs on Cognitive Learning of Children with Intellectual Disabilities

Abstract

Early detection and repeated learning training of children with intellectual disabilities are important factors that are directly related to the quality of future life of such children. However, implementation of such programs is challenging, as the subjects are still children. Therefore, motivation and interest are important for children with intellectual disabilities to carry out continuous training. In this study, Neuro-World, a game-based cognitive training program, was proposed for motivation and interest induction, and its effectiveness was compared with that of a conventional cognitive training program through analysis after both programs were implemented by professional therapists. The pre-test and post-test results of the game-based cognitive training program were statistically significant and showed superiority in the comparison with the conventional program. Therefore, the game-based cognitive training program developed in this study through digital media is expected to be effective in improving cognitive learning ability.

Understanding the Perspectives and Usability of Digital games for Children with Intellectual Disabilities

“…It gives them access to cutting-edge software with a variety of entertaining programs and educational games that delight those young students, relieving their stress and anxiety while also boosting their motivation to learn and pick up new behaviors that includes the followings (Kiguchi et al, 2022) As a result, compared to their other normal mates, these impairments result in significantly slower rates of development and learning. Kim & Lee (2021) conducted a game based cognitive training program for improving the learning skills of CWID. In this study, both the pre-test and post-test results of the cognitive training program have been estimated.…”

Visualization and Interaction Technologies in Serious and Exergames for Cognitive Assessment and Training: A Survey on Available Solutions and Their Validation

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“…As participants could suffer from visual and hearing problems or have troubles with atten- tion, visual scenes have to be as simple as possible and search space should be reduced. During gameplay, simple and immediate data as a countdown timer, the number of remained chances to guess an answer, the current score or achieved goals are often shown to incentive the subject to answer as quickly and accurately as possible [3], [14], [17], [19], [20], [22], [24], [26], [28]- [31], [33], [38]- [41], [44], [49], [50], [52], [53], [71], [72], [79], [83], [96], [97], [99], [100], [106], [109], [115], [120], [124], [125], [130]- [132], [137], [138], [142], [150], [161], [164], [179], [191], [209], [211], [212], [231],…”

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“…[77] EEG [2], [53], [75], [93], [110] Treadmill/pressure plate/cycle ergometer [22], [88], [94] [13], [19], [26], [31], [36], [37], [39], [41], [43], [44], [122]- [124], [126], [127], [3], [21], [32], [33], [48], [144], [160], [162]- [168] Touchful and body tracking [38], [40] VR Semi-Immersive Driving simulator Driving tool [170], [171]…”