The Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation Using the I-Math Educational Program on Executive Functions and Math Performance of First-Grade Children with Math Anxiety

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Science and Arts University, Iran

2 MSc, Department of Psychology, Science and Arts University, Iran

Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation with I-Math program on executive functions and math performance of first grade children with math anxiety. The focus was on assessing mathematical progress and anxiety reduction.
Methods: The research employed a semi- experimental design with pre-test and post-test control group. The research population included all first-grade students in Yazd city in 2024. the sample comprised 30 first grade students with math anxiety in Yazd, selected through convenience sampling and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in sixteen 60-minute sessions of cognitive rehabilitation with I-Math program. Date were collected using The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) and Mathematical anxiety test. In order to analysis the data MANCOVA were used with SPSS 22.
Results: The results indicated significant improvements in the experimental group’s executive functions, particularly in working memory, planning and attention compared to control group. Additionally, cognitive rehabilitation with I-Math program can decrease the anxiety in first grade students with math anxiety.
Conclusion: So we can conclude cognitive rehabilitation with I-Math program proves to be an effective tool for enhancing math performance in first grade students through improvement in their executive functions.
Keywords: Cognitive rehabilitation, I-Math program, Executive function, Math performance

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