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Does working memory training in children need to be adaptive? A randomized controlled trial.

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Adaptive working memory training did not improve children's cognitive outcomes. This study found no evidence that adaptive training methods are superior to other approaches for enhancing cognitive skills in children.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Developmental psychology
  • Educational psychology

Background:

  • Cognitive training programs often use adaptive difficulty, assuming it maximizes benefits for children.
  • However, empirical evidence directly supporting the superiority of adaptive training for children's outcomes is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of working memory training with adaptive, self-select, or stepwise difficulty compared to an active control in primary school children.
  • To determine if adaptive working memory training maximizes cognitive outcomes in children.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial involving 201 Australian primary school children (7-11 years).
  • Intervention included ten 20-minute sessions of working memory training with varying difficulty levels (adaptive, self-select, stepwise) or an active control.
  • Cognitive outcomes were assessed using working memory tests (near/intermediate transfer), Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices, and ADHD-Rating Scale-5 (far transfer) at baseline, immediately, and 6 months post-intervention.

Main Results:

  • No significant transfer effects were observed for any training condition compared to the active control, either immediately or at 6-month follow-up.
  • Observed effects for transfer were negligible to small, indicating no practical benefit from the working memory interventions.
  • Caregiver-reported ADHD symptoms (far transfer) also showed no improvement across conditions.

Conclusions:

  • This study provides no evidence that adaptive working memory training is superior to other training methods or an active control in improving cognitive outcomes for children.
  • The findings challenge the widespread assumption that adaptive difficulty is essential for maximizing the benefits of cognitive training programs in pediatric populations.