Effects of social-cognitive training on students' empathy 1The study is a part of the project “Evaluation of cognitive skills training in the county of Hordaland”. The training program was initiated and funded by the National Education Office of Hordaland County, which also initiated the evaluation. This latter stage has been funded by a grant from the Royal Ministry of Education, Research and Church Affairs in Norway.

2001 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terje Manger ◽  
Ole-Johan Eikeland ◽  
Arve Asbjørnsen
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Rating System ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Social Skills Rating System ◽  
National Education ◽  
School Based

The study evaluated the effect of a school-based social-cognitive training program on 14- and 15-year-old students'empathy. Two instruments were used, an empathy subscale derived from Gresham and Elliot's Social Skills Rating System and Olweus' Empathic Responsiveness Questionnaire. Significant shifts in the direction of higher empathy were found for students in the training condition but not for students in the comparison condition. No interaction effects between condition (training or comparison) and students' sex were found.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Efficacy of a Cognitive Skills Training Program for Spanish-Speaking Adults with Subjective Cognitive Complaints

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1270-1270
Author(s):  
Y Patino ◽  
P Sinclair ◽  
J Osher ◽  
K Torres
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Cognitive Complaints ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Subjective Cognitive Complaints

Abstract Objective The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the efficacy of a five-week Spanish cognitive skills training program on 18 participants with subjective cognitive complaints. Participants and Method Eighteen Spanish-speaking participants completed a series of cognitive and emotional measures pre- and post-training, including objective measures of cognitive functioning (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, Spanish-version; MoCA), self-reported mood measures (Beck Depression Inventory, BDI; Beck Anxiety Inventory, BAI-Spanish version), and subjective cognitive complaints questionnaire (Subjective Cognitive Decline Questionnaire, Spanish version). Drawing from existing literature on effective interventions for subjective cognitive impairment (Reijnders et al., 2015), this research focused on delivering a five-week intervention program in Spanish, which included psychoeducation on cognition, cognitive strategy training, and applied practice of mindfulness techniques. Furthermore, this intervention incorporated Personalismo and indirect communication, which was applied by engaging with participants in a warm and culturally appropriate manner (Jiménez et al., 2014). Results Participants demonstrated significant improvement in overall MoCA scores. Improvements in subjective cognitive performance, as well as decreases in depression and anxiety (as indicated by the BDI and BAI, respectively) were noted. Results also showed that changes in mood, anxiety, and subjective cognitive performance were not predictive of improvements in MoCA performance, lending support to the hypothesis that skills learned in the program contributed to improved cognitive performance. Conclusions Overall, these results demonstrate that linguistically and culturally tailored psychoeducation regarding cognition, cognitive skills training, and mindfulness, can positively impact subjective and objective cognitive performance, as well as psychological wellbeing among Spanish-speaking adults. References Jiménez, A.L., Alegría, M., Camino-Gaztambide, R.F., & Zayas I, L.V. (2014) Cultural sensitivity: What should we understand about Latinos? In R. Parekh (ed.) The Massachusetts General Hospital Textbook on Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity in Mental Health (pp.61-70). New York, NY: Springer. Rebok, G. W., Ball, K., Guey, L. T., Jones, R. N., Kim, H. Y., King, J. W., … ACTIVE Study Group (2014). Ten-year effects of the advanced cognitive training for independent and vital elderly cognitive training trial on cognition and everyday functioning in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62(1), 16–24. doi:10.1111/jgs.12607.

Computerized Cognitive Training with Learning Disabled Students: A Pilot Study

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1347-1356 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Talbot ◽  
M. Pépin ◽  
M. Loranger
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Mental Arithmetic ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Disabled Students ◽  
Computerized Cognitive Training

The effects of practicing computerized exercises in class by 59 learning disabled students who received an 8-hr. training program, 30 min. per week, were evaluated. Six exercises designed to facilitate basic cognitive skills development were used. Twelve subjects were assigned to a control group without any form of intervention. Covariance analysis (pretest scores used as covariates) showed a significant effect of training on mental arithmetic. These results suggest that practicing a computerized exercise of mental arithmetic can facilitate the automatization of basic arithmetic skills (addition, subtraction, and multiplication). The nature, progress, and evaluation of such types of intervention are discussed.

Evaluation of a Novice Driver CD-Rom Based Training Program: A Simulator Study

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (11) ◽  
pp. 334-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael. A. Regan ◽  
Thomas J. Triggs ◽  
Stuart T. Godley
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Driving Simulator ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Instructional Effectiveness ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Cd Rom ◽  
Accident Research ◽  
Novice Driver ◽  
Simulator Study

The Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) in Melbourne, Australia, recently completed research which culminated in the development of a CD ROM-based perceptual and cognitive skills training product for young novice car drivers. This paper describes the design of an experiment, using an advanced driving simulator located at MUARC, to evaluate the instructional effectiveness of the product.

scholarly journals Effect of School-Based Social Skills Training Program on Peer Relationships: Preliminary Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-25
Author(s):  
Hong-Shik Roh ◽  
Jung-Uk Shin ◽  
Jae-Woo Lee ◽  
Yeon-Woo Lee ◽  
Tae-Won Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Social Skills Training ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
School Based ◽  
Preliminary Study

scholarly journals A novel, online social cognitive training program for young adults with schizophrenia: A pilot study

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. e11-e19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mor Nahum ◽  
Melissa Fisher ◽  
Rachel Loewy ◽  
Gina Poelke ◽  
Joseph Ventura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Social Cognitive

Evaluation of class passing conditions of the failed students from the viewpoints of Education Ministry Officials, school administrators, teachers and parents

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 46-55
Author(s):  
Umit Kalkan ◽  
Ahmet Koc ◽  
Mehmet Karadag
Keyword(s):  
School Administrators ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Social Promotion ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
National Education ◽  
School Based ◽  
The Social ◽  
Education School ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Teachers And Parents

This survey aims to evaluate the social promotion of class-repeating students, applied with the changes in regulations made by the TRNC Ministry of National Education, for promotion to a higher grade from the viewpoints of Ministry of Education and school administrators, parents, teachers and students. For this survey, the semi-structured qualitative interviews were used. A total of 100 participants were interviewed, including school administrators, teachers and students in a high school. Based on the findings, we concluded that social promotion of the failed students to a higher grade is a defective practice. Also, it is hard in Cyprus to try to fulfill learning deficiencies in the higher grade. Lastly, the ongoing practice of social promotion enforced in recent years was favoured, because the authorities aimed at preventing possible overcrowding in lower grades rather than meeting the requirements of contemporary educational system. Thus, this educational policy in concern has numerous disadvantages. Keywords: class passing, Ministry of Education, school administrators, teachers, parent.

scholarly journals Oxytocin-Augmented Social Cognitive Skills Training in Schizophrenia

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 2070-2077 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C Davis ◽  
Michael F Green ◽  
Junghee Lee ◽  
William P Horan ◽  
Damla Senturk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Skills ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Skills Training
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