Comparison of the Effectiveness of Game-Based Therapy and Game-Based Therapy Integrated with Cognitive Rehabilitation on the Math Performance and Attitude towards Mathematics in Students with Learning Disabilities
The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of game-based therapy and game-based therapy integrated with cognitive rehabilitation techniques on the math performance and attitude of students with mathematical learning disabilities (MLD). A pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design was u...
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| author | Mostafa Habibi Khouzani Abolfazl Tehranian Mohammad Hassan Behzadi Seyyed Hassan Alamolhodaei |
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| description | The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of game-based therapy and game-based therapy integrated with cognitive rehabilitation techniques on the math performance and attitude of students with mathematical learning disabilities (MLD). A pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design was utilized to investigate the impact of independent variables on the dependent variable, with the use of a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of male students with MLD in third to sixth grades from a school in Khomeynishahr, Iran, in 2020. A purposive sampling method was used to select 36 students with MLD, who were randomly assigned to three groups, including an experimental group receiving game-based therapy, an experimental group receiving game-based therapy integrated with cognitive rehabilitation techniques, and a control group receiving no intervention. Shalev arithmetic disorder scale and Aiken's mathematics attitude scale were used to collect data. MANCOVA was used to test the hypotheses. The findings revealed that game-based therapy and game-based therapy integrated with cognitive rehabilitation techniques significantly improved the math performance and attitude of the students (p < 0.05). Additionally, game-based therapy integrated with cognitive rehabilitation techniques was found to be more effective in improving math performance compared to game-based therapy alone (p < 0.05), while no significant difference was observed between the two interventions in improving attitude (p = 0.792). Therefore, it can be concluded that integrating game-based therapy with cognitive rehabilitation techniques can be more effective than other interventions in improving the math performance of students with MLD. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f87718f8576b452b941c0e68ffa53e9d2024-02-27T17:20:05ZengUniversity of HormozganIranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal2588-43952023-05-0152119133Comparison of the Effectiveness of Game-Based Therapy and Game-Based Therapy Integrated with Cognitive Rehabilitation on the Math Performance and Attitude towards Mathematics in Students with Learning DisabilitiesMostafa Habibi Khouzani0Abolfazl Tehranian1Mohammad Hassan Behzadi2Seyyed Hassan Alamolhodaei3 PhD Student in Mathematics Education, Department of Mathematics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Professor, Department of Mathematics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, P.O. Box 14155/775, Tehran, Iran Associate Professor, Department of Statistics, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of game-based therapy and game-based therapy integrated with cognitive rehabilitation techniques on the math performance and attitude of students with mathematical learning disabilities (MLD). A pre-test post-test quasi-experimental design was utilized to investigate the impact of independent variables on the dependent variable, with the use of a control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of male students with MLD in third to sixth grades from a school in Khomeynishahr, Iran, in 2020. A purposive sampling method was used to select 36 students with MLD, who were randomly assigned to three groups, including an experimental group receiving game-based therapy, an experimental group receiving game-based therapy integrated with cognitive rehabilitation techniques, and a control group receiving no intervention. Shalev arithmetic disorder scale and Aiken's mathematics attitude scale were used to collect data. MANCOVA was used to test the hypotheses. The findings revealed that game-based therapy and game-based therapy integrated with cognitive rehabilitation techniques significantly improved the math performance and attitude of the students (p < 0.05). Additionally, game-based therapy integrated with cognitive rehabilitation techniques was found to be more effective in improving math performance compared to game-based therapy alone (p < 0.05), while no significant difference was observed between the two interventions in improving attitude (p = 0.792). Therefore, it can be concluded that integrating game-based therapy with cognitive rehabilitation techniques can be more effective than other interventions in improving the math performance of students with MLD.http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-402-en.pdfmathematical learning disabilities (mld)attitude towards mathematicsgame-based therapymath performancecognitive rehabilitation |
| spellingShingle | Mostafa Habibi Khouzani Abolfazl Tehranian Mohammad Hassan Behzadi Seyyed Hassan Alamolhodaei Comparison of the Effectiveness of Game-Based Therapy and Game-Based Therapy Integrated with Cognitive Rehabilitation on the Math Performance and Attitude towards Mathematics in Students with Learning Disabilities Iranian Evolutionary Educational Psychology Journal mathematical learning disabilities (mld) attitude towards mathematics game-based therapy math performance cognitive rehabilitation |
| title | Comparison of the Effectiveness of Game-Based Therapy and Game-Based Therapy Integrated with Cognitive Rehabilitation on the Math Performance and Attitude towards Mathematics in Students with Learning Disabilities |
| title_full | Comparison of the Effectiveness of Game-Based Therapy and Game-Based Therapy Integrated with Cognitive Rehabilitation on the Math Performance and Attitude towards Mathematics in Students with Learning Disabilities |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of the Effectiveness of Game-Based Therapy and Game-Based Therapy Integrated with Cognitive Rehabilitation on the Math Performance and Attitude towards Mathematics in Students with Learning Disabilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of the Effectiveness of Game-Based Therapy and Game-Based Therapy Integrated with Cognitive Rehabilitation on the Math Performance and Attitude towards Mathematics in Students with Learning Disabilities |
| title_short | Comparison of the Effectiveness of Game-Based Therapy and Game-Based Therapy Integrated with Cognitive Rehabilitation on the Math Performance and Attitude towards Mathematics in Students with Learning Disabilities |
| title_sort | comparison of the effectiveness of game based therapy and game based therapy integrated with cognitive rehabilitation on the math performance and attitude towards mathematics in students with learning disabilities |
| topic | mathematical learning disabilities (mld) attitude towards mathematics game-based therapy math performance cognitive rehabilitation |
| url | http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/article-1-402-en.pdf |
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