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Cogmed Working Memory Training. Tammy L. Stephens, Ph.D. Assessment Consultant/Representative contact: Tammy.stephens@pearson.com. Agenda. Introduction Overview of Cogmed What is working memory? Training effects Cogmed Working Memory Training – a solution Research Demonstration. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Cogmed Working Memory Training
Tammy L. Stephens, Ph.D.Assessment Consultant/Representative contact:
Tammy.stephens@pearson.com
Agenda
Introduction
Overview of Cogmed
What is working memory?
Training effects
Cogmed Working Memory Training – a solution
Research
Demonstration
Cogmed Working Memory Training is a program that helps children and adults with attention problems to focus better: improving WM
Five days a week for five weeks of computer-based training sessions; supervised by a coach, trained by Cogmed
80% of Cogmed users see improvements – both in research and in clinical evaluations
Cogmed Overview
The effects are substantial and lasting
Backed by peer-review published research
Cogmed training works because it is focused, rigorous, and supported
Customers are private psychology/psychiatry practices and schools
Started in Sweden 2001; in the US since 2006; part of Pearson since 2010
Cogmed Overview
Cogmed Working Memory Training A proven intervention
What makes Cogmed work?
What is Working Memory?Working memory refers to a brain system that provides temporary storage and manipulation of the information necessary for such complex cognitive tasks as language comprehension, learning and reasoning.(Baddeley, 1992)
Associated with reading (Gathercole & Pickering, 2000) and mathematics (Geary et al., 2004)
10-15% of all students have working memory deficits (Alloway et al., 2009)
Children with poor working memory make poor academic progress •Of 300 children with poor working memory (Gathercole & Alloway, 2008):
o 83% scored poorly on either reading or math tests whilethe vast majority of these scored poorly in both areas
Signs of Working Memory Constraints
Is easily distracted when doing something not highly
interesting
Has trouble waiting his/her turn
Struggles with reading comprehension
Struggles doing math calculations in his/her head
Struggles with getting started
Struggles with completing a task
Difficulties when planning and organizing something
with multiple steps
Often seems restless and on the go
Loses belongings frequently
The Training Programs
Cogmed JM
Cogmed RM
Cogmed QM
Cogmed Coach Training
Coach support
Cogmed Training Web: start trainings and follow training
results
Material to support the coach in coaching
Support to coaches (technical and related to coaching)
The Cogmed method for improving working memory
How do you train your working memory with Cogmed?
5x a wk/5 wks
30-45 min per
session
Training Aide
Mouse/Headphones
The difficulty level will automatically adjust based on the performance of the users, so that they will always train on the limits of their working memory
capacity
Three versions of the software
All three versions of the Cogmed software share the same underlying design – the difference is in the user interface
An online tool for the Cogmed Coach to follow and analyze the
trainings
The Cogmed Training Web
Where did the user miss
trials? What time of the day did the training take place? How often is the user taking breaks?
Is the user training at his/her optimal level?
Improvements from Cogmed Working Memory Training
Double-blind placebo-controlled studies published in peer-reviewed journals, show that Cogmed training improves:
Attention
Impulse control
Mathematics
Following instructions
Over a dozen studies published on Cogmed to date, both by the Cogmed founders but also by fully independent research teams. More than 30 ongoing and 40 planned studies.
Published studies on Cogmed:Klingberg T, Forssberg H, Westerberg H (2002) Training of Working Memory in Children with ADHD. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 24(6): 781-791. Olesen P, Westerberg H, Klingberg T (2004) Increased prefrontal and parietal brain activity after training of working memory. Nature Neuroscience, 7(1): 75-79. Klingberg T, Fernell E, Olesen P, Johnson M, Gustafsson P, Dahlström K, Gillberg CG, Forssberg H, Westerberg H (2005) Computerized training of working memory in children with ADHD – a randomized, controlled trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 44(2): 177-186. Westerberg H, Jacobaeus H, Hirvikoski T, Clevberger P, Ostensson ML, Bartfai A, Klingberg T (2007) Computerized working memory training after stroke - a pilot study. Brain Injury, 21(1): 21-29. Westerberg H, Klingberg T (2007) Changes in cortical activity after training of working memory - a single-subject analysis. Physiology & Behavior, DOI:10.1016/j.physbeh.2007.05.041
Thorell L B, Lindqvist S, Bergman S, Bohlin G, Klingberg T (2009) Training and transfer effects of executive functions in preschool children. Developmental Science, 12(1): 106-113.
McNab F, Varrone A, Farde L, Jucaite A, Bystritsky P, Forssberg H, Klingberg T (2009) Changes in cortical dopamine D1 receptor binding associated with cognitive training. Science, 323: 800-802.
Holmes J, Gathercole S, Dunning D (2009) Adaptive training leads to sustained enhancement of poor working memory in children. Developmental Science, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00848.x Holmes J, Gathercole S, Place M, Dunning D, Hilton K, Elliott J (2009) Working memory deficits can be overcome: Impacts of training and medication on working memory in children with ADHD. Applied Cognitive Psychology, DOI: 10.1002/acp.1589. Mezzacappa E, Buckner J (2010) Working Memory Training for Children with Attention Problems or Hyperactivity: A School-Based Pilot Study. School Mental Health, DOI: 10.1007/s12310-010-9030-9. Lundqvist A, Grundström K, Samuelsson K, Rönnberg J (2010) Computerized training of working memory in a group of patients suffering from acquired brain injury. Brain Injury, 2010;24(10):1173-83. Dahlin K. (2010) Effects of working memory training on reading in children with special needs. Reading and Writing, DOI: 10.1007/s11145-010-9238-y. Beck S, Hanson C, Puffenberger S, Benninger K, Benninger W (2010) A Controlled Trial of Working Memory Training for Children and Adolescents with ADHD. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 2010: 39: 6, 825-836. Løhaugen GC, Antonsen I, Håberg A, Gramstad A. Vik T, Brubakk AM, Skranes J (2010) Computerized Working Memory Training Improves Function in Adolescents Born at Extremely Low Birth Weight. Journal of Pediatrics, PMID: 21130467.
Further information about the research behind Cogmed: http://www.cogmed.com/research
Children improve math and listening skills with working memory training
Forty-seven children screened for working memory deficits were assigned to the Cogmed training or low intensity training conditions.
Training took place in two UK schools.
The Cogmed group were associated with substantial and sustained gains in working memory, with age-appropriate levels achieved by the majority of children.
Mathematical ability also improved significantly 6 months following adaptive training.
WM is key to attention and learning
WM can be improved by training, using right tool & protocol: Cogmed
WM can be improved at all age levels
The improvement can be shown on three levels: fMRI/PET, neuropsychological testing and by rating scales
Improved working memory generalizes to behavioral improvement
Behavioral improvement is sustained
Effects of WM training are specific: WM and its derived functions are improved
Training effects are pronounced in populations with a WM constraint, not diagnostically driven
Summary of research findings
What do we hear?
Students say- They can concentrate better in class - They have a better flow with the school work- They remember better - They enjoy school more
Teachers say
- The student is calmer- The student concentrates more- The student performs better on academic tasks- The student has matured
Parents say
- The child communicates better - The child takes more initiatives on her/his own- The child self-initiates home work without nagging or reminders- The child is more independent
Demonstration
Why Cogmed makes sense for a school?
Used with students who struggle due to WM constraints
Cogmed training will improve WM substantially and lastingly
Allows student to absorb information effectively
Results in better math and reading comprehension performance
Acts as a primer for improved learning; building the platform for
learning
Use your Pearson neuropsychology and behavioral assessments to
identify students that may have working memory and attention
weaknesses
School Packages
Options Cost
Starter Package*•5 User IDs/1 coach•Remote training•One full year $ 980
Full implementation•30 User IDs/10 coaches•On-site, full day training•One full year $6000
*Ability to purchase another starter package after completion of first if desired.
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