The Effects of Family-based Cognitive program on Improving Working Memory, and the Mathematical Performance of Students with Dyscalculia

The purpose of this research was to study the effect of cognitive, family-based games on working memory and mathematics performances of students with dyscalculia. This study was conducted through a quasi-experimental research design with a pretest-posttest and a control group. Among the students with moderate intelligence and with at least 1.5 standard deviation below the mean in the test of K-math, 30 were selected by convenience sampling, and were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. The K-math test and the Wechsler digit span were used as data collection tools. The cognitive family-centered program was administered to the experimental group in 12 sessions (i.e., two one-hour sessions per week). The results of data analysis using Multiple Analysis of the Covariance (MANCOVA) showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in working memory and mathematical performances. Thus, it can be concluded that the conducted interventions for rehabilitation can be used as a useful complementary intervention to reduce problems of students with dyscalculia.