Training programme impact in improving the working memory of students with learning disabilities in reading arabic

Khalid Mohammad Aljundi

doi:10.11591/edulearn.v14i1.14639

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the effect of a training program on improving working memory for students with learning difficulties in reading Arabic. The study sample consisted of (10) students with learning disabilities from Basic Education students from the fifth and sixth grades, and those between the ages (10-11) years as a pilot group and (10) students from the same stage and of the same age as a control group. The researcher used a working memory battery, Raven Test, and a training program he prepared to achieve the study goal. The results showed that there are statistically significant differences in the fields of working memory scale between the members of the experimental and control groups in the dimensional measurement, and in favor of the experimental group to which the training program was applied, by applying the measure of working memory in its three fields. The results also showed that there are statistically significant differences between the pre and post measurements of the areas of the working memory scale in favor of the post application, and for the benefit of the experimental group,This confirms the effectiveness of the training program used. Some recommendations were suggested.

Highlights

The learning ability is closely related to the memory, and relevant experiences should be kept, collected and used in the learning process
Results related to Question Three: Are there statistically significant differences between the averages of the experimental group scores at the level of the working memory’s post measurement in favour of the delayed measurement attributed to the training programme? To verify the significance of the differences, as is shown in Table 5, the Wilcoxon Test was employed
Out of this, the foregoing, the researcher concludes that the training program that was applied to the experimental group has achieved a positive impact on working memory in children with reading difficulties

Summary

Introduction

The learning ability is closely related to the memory, and relevant experiences should be kept, collected and used in the learning process. The working memory is one of the critical and necessary cognitive abilities to keep attention, follow instructions – especially those of multiple steps – remember information at once and employ logical thinking. In other words, it helps in controlling attention, resisting distraction and enhancing the student’s ability of reading comprehension, solving complicated problems and answering tests [1]. The working memory represents the most effective processing knowledge component in activating information in the human memory in order to carry out several information tasks, especially that of achievement, through relevant knowledge systems. Baddeley [2] refers to the working memory’s functional role in the knowledge tasks related to learning, logical thinking and understanding

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