KMAN Publication Inc. (KMANPUB) تست 3060-6713 4 Serial Number 13 2026 03 01 Effectiveness of Working Memory Training on Executive Functions and Cognitive Flexibility in Students with Specific Learning Disorder Effectiveness of Working Memory Training on Executive Functions and Cognitive Flexibility in Students with Specific Learning Disorder 1 12 10.61838/kman.prien.5037 EN Journal Article 2025 07 18 <p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>The present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of working memory training on executive functions and cognitive flexibility in students with specific learning disorder. Methodologically, this study was quasi-experimental and employed a pretest–posttest design with a control group. The statistical population included all children diagnosed with specific learning disorders in Ardabil City during the second semester of the 2023–2024 academic year. The research sample consisted of 45 children with specific learning disorder, who were then randomly assigned to two groups of 15 participants each (experimental group and control group). The experimental group received group-based working memory training over 12 sessions of 60 minutes each, whereas the control group did not receive any therapeutic intervention during the study period. Data collection instruments included the Learning Problems Questionnaire developed by Wilcutt et al. (2011), the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function developed by Gioia et al. (2000), and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test developed by Grant and Berg (1948). The obtained data were analyzed using repeated-measures analysis of variance. The results indicated that working memory training had a significant effect on executive functions and cognitive flexibility in students with specific learning disorder. Accordingly, it can be concluded that working memory training can be used to improve executive functions and cognitive flexibility in students with specific learning disorder.</p> https://journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/prien/article/download/5037/9073