The effectiveness of cognitive-motor games on working memory and motivation for progress in elementary school children with attention deficit and hyperactivity symptoms

Document Type : Original article

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1 PhD student in Educational Psychology at the University of Tehran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, University of Tehran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

4 Associate Professor and Specialist in Pediatric Neurology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

5 Professor and Specialist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

10.22037/sjrm.2025.117494.3397

Abstract

This study is applied and quasi-experimental in nature, utilizing a pre-test and post-test design with control and experimental groups. The target population includes all boys and girls from two schools in District 6 of Tehran during the academic year 1403-1404. Random sampling was conducted, and 30 students (15 girls and 15 boys) were selected from the two schools.Initially, the IVA-2 test was administered as an auxiliary tool for diagnosing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Following this a pre-test was conducted with the students, and a cognitive-motor intervention was implemented for a duration of 8 weeks. After the intervention was completed, a post-test was conducted, followed by a follow-up phase. In all three stages, in addition to the IVA-2 test, the Brief Executive Function Questionnaire was provided to parents and the Motivation for Progress Questionnaire to students. The data were analyzed by using SPSS 26 software and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).

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The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 13 September 2025

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  • Receive Date: 08 August 2025
  • Revise Date: 06 September 2025
  • Accept Date: 13 September 2025
  • First Publish Date: 13 September 2025

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