University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
Am J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2013 May;118(3):179-92. doi: 10.1352/1944-7558-118.3.179.
This study evaluated the impact of a computerized visuospatial memory training intervention on the memory and behavioral skills of children with Down syndrome. Teaching assistants were trained to support the delivery of a computerized intervention program to individual children over a 10-16 week period in school. Twenty-one children aged 7-12 years with Down syndrome were randomly allocated to either an intervention or waiting list control group. Following training, performance on trained and non-trained visuospatial short-term memory tasks was significantly enhanced for children in the intervention group. This improvement was sustained four months later. These results suggest that computerized visuospatial memory training in a school setting is both feasible and effective for children with Down syndrome.
本研究评估了计算机化视空间记忆训练干预对唐氏综合征儿童记忆和行为技能的影响。助教接受了培训，以在 10-16 周的时间内在学校内为个别儿童提供计算机化干预计划。21 名 7-12 岁的唐氏综合征儿童被随机分配到干预组或等待名单对照组。经过培训，干预组儿童在接受训练和未接受训练的视空间短期记忆任务中的表现均显著提高。四个月后，这种提高仍然持续。这些结果表明，在学校环境中进行计算机化视空间记忆训练对唐氏综合征儿童既可行又有效。
