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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Special Education

Background:

  • Cognitive functioning in children with developmental disabilities can be modified.
  • Feuerstein's theory of structural cognitive modifiability posits that mediated learning can enhance cognitive abilities.
  • The Instrumental Enrichment Basic (IE-basic) program aims to improve domain-general cognitive skills.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the effectiveness of the IE-basic program for children with developmental disabilities.
  • To assess if the program enhances cognitive functioning and its transfer to daily life.
  • To compare IE-basic intervention with general occupational and sensory-motor therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Participants: Children aged 5-7 with DCD, CP, intellectual impairment, ASD, ADHD, or learning disorders.
  • Intervention: Experimental groups (N=104) received 27-90h of IE-basic; comparison groups (N=72) received standard therapy.
  • Assessment: Pre- to post-test gain scores on WISC-R subtests and Raven Coloured Matrices.

Main Results:

  • Experimental groups showed significant cognitive gains (p<0.05) in 'Similarities', 'Picture Completion', 'Picture Arrangement', and Raven Coloured Matrices.
  • Effect sizes for cognitive gains ranged from 0.3 to 0.52.
  • No specific advantage was observed for children with a particular etiology; however, greater gains were seen in educational contexts with committed teachers.

Conclusions:

  • The IE-basic program is effective in improving cognitive functioning in children with developmental disabilities.
  • Cognitive improvements were observed across a range of learning disorders.
  • The educational context and teacher commitment to mediated learning principles significantly influenced the program's effectiveness.