The effectiveness of the executive function training package (BETA) on improving attention and working memory on children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

The present study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the executive function training package (BETA) on improving attention and working memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The present research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population of this research included all students aged 8-12 years old (second to sixth grades) with ADHD in boys' primary schools in Soumesara city in the academic year of 2022. The research sample consisted of 24 students selected through purposive sampling and placed in two experimental and control groups (12 in the experimental group and 12 in the control group) randomly. To collect data, Integrated Visual and Auditory-2  (IVA-2; Arbel et al, 2014) and Children's Working Memory Test (WMTB-C; Pickering and Gathercole, 2001) were used to collect data. The experimental group underwent 10 sessions of 45 minutes individually under the intervention of training of executive functions. Multivariate covariance analysis was used to analyze the data. The results showed that with pre-test control, there is a significant difference at the 0.05 level between the average of the post-test of attention and working memory in the two control test groups. In general, it can be concluded that the executive function training package (BETA) is an effective intervention in improving attention and working memory in children with ADHD.