The Effectiveness of Cognitive Empowerment on Executive Functions (Shifting, Updating and Inhibition) in Students with Learning Disorder

Learning disorders is considered to be one of the main reasons of poor academic performance and influencing factor on learning and executive functions. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive empowerment on executive functions in students with learning disorders.
In this experimental study with pretest and posttest and control group, 44 students with learning disorders are equally and randomly assigned in control and experimental groups. Experimental group received cognitive empowerment training in six sessions for 90-minutes, whereas control group did not receive any intervention. The tools used in this study included the Stroop test (for measuring inhibition), addition and subtraction test (for measuring shifting), and cards test (for measuring updating). Data were analyzed using ANCOVA.
Results showed that cognitive empowerment training is strengthen and improved executive functions in students in the experimental group, compared to the control group.
Cognitive empowerment intervention can be used for improving executive functions in students with learning disorders.