Robledo Castro Carolina, Rodríguez Rodríguez Luz Helena, Ossa Castillo Luis Fernando
Universidad del Tolima, Street 42 #1-02, Ibagué 730006299, Colombia.
Universidad Autónoma de Manizales, Old Railway Station, Manizales 170001, Colombia.
MethodsX. 2023 Aug 16;11:102329. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2023.102329. eCollection 2023 Dec.
We designed a controlled trial protocol that seeks to contribute to cognitive science by studying the effect of thought training on children's executive functions. The study design is a cluster randomized controlled trial, with intra-subject and inter-subject evaluation, with two parallel groups: an experimental group and a TAU control group. With three measures, pre-test, post-test, and follow-up after three months. The participants will be children aged 9 to 11. The allocation will be randomized by groups and not individually. The sample will be a minimum of 44 participants. The primary measures will be neuropsychological tests to assess executive functions. Secondary measures will be a computational thinking test, neuropsychological tests to assess metacognition and attention, and an acceptability scale. The experimental group will participate in the COGNI-MACHINE computational thinking training designed by the first author. The training frequency will be twice a week in 60 min sessions for 12 weeks. The TAU control group will receive computer science classes as usual during the same time as the experimental group. The evaluators taking the measurements will be blinded to the assignment. The investigators in charge of the intervention will be blinded to the results of the evaluations.
我们设计了一项对照试验方案，旨在通过研究思维训练对儿童执行功能的影响，为认知科学做出贡献。该研究设计为整群随机对照试验，采用受试者内和受试者间评估，设有两个平行组：实验组和常规治疗（TAU）对照组。采用三种测量方式，即前测、后测以及三个月后的随访。参与者将为9至11岁的儿童。分组将采用随机分组而非个体随机。样本量至少为44名参与者。主要测量指标将是用于评估执行功能的神经心理学测试。次要测量指标将是一项计算思维测试、用于评估元认知和注意力的神经心理学测试以及一个可接受性量表。实验组将参加由第一作者设计的COGNI-MACHINE计算思维训练。训练频率为每周两次，每次60分钟，共12周。TAU对照组将在与实验组相同的时间内照常接受计算机科学课程。进行测量的评估人员将对分组情况不知情。负责干预的研究人员将对评估结果不知情。
