The effectivness of training attention on mathematical performance of students with mathematics learning disability

The purpose of the present research is to review the effectiveness of attention training of the mathematical performance on students with mathematic learning disability. The methodology is experimental, and the statistical community involves female students with fourth grade elementary mathematics learning disabilities, among which 30 students were selected by the method of multi-stage clustering random sampling, whose scores in key math mathematical test were lower than the criterion point and were placed in groups of experiment and control at random (15 in experiment group and 15 in control group). The experiment group received the attention test in 12 sessions, each one took 45 minutes. To gather data, the Raven intelligence test, the key Math test and fourth elementary school mathematical performance test were used. The result of the research revealed that training attention significantly increases mathematical performance of students with math learning disability. The result showed that attention test like other basic skills of math learning can be applied as an intervention to improve math problem in students with mathematic learning disability.