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Studies on the cognitive and academic benefits of Cogmed

aksayli2019.Rd

Results from 48 studies, including 637 effect sizes (Hedge's g), on the effect of the Cogmed Working Memory Training program on cognitive and academic outcomes (Aksayli et al. 2019) .

Usage

data(aksayli2019)

Format

A dataset with 637 rows and 15 variables.

  • study_id: unique id for study

  • es_id: unique id for effect size

  • yi: effect size in Hedge's g

  • vi: variance (SE^2)

  • ni: sample size

  • author: author of study

  • transfer: transfer type: near or far

  • test: type of working memory test?

  • allocation: whether participants were randomly assigned

  • comparison: active or non-active: whether the CWMT groups was compared to another cognitively demannding activity

  • baseline: standardized mean difference corrected for upward bias between exp. and control at pre-test assessment

  • age_group: whether participants were children (< 16 yrs), adults (17-55), or older adults (> 55)

  • age_mean_exp: mean age of experimental group

  • age_mean_control: mean age of control group

  • population: whether the participants were typical subjects not suffering from any clinical conditions

Source

https://osf.io/jhavp/

References

Aksayli ND, Sala G, Gobet F (2019). “The cognitive and academic benefits of Cogmed: A meta-analysis.” Educational Research Review, 27, 229--243.