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Do Brain Games Work?

Do Brain Games Work?. Bryan Mascio HT-100 3/26/2014. Do Brain Games Work?. Think Carefully About Conclusions. Don’t Be Simplistic. IT’S MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT. Don’t Be Reductionist. Be Sure You Understand The Limitations Of The Tests. The Sub-Questions:. For whom?

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Do Brain Games Work?

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  1. Do Brain Games Work? Bryan Mascio HT-100 3/26/2014

  2. Do Brain Games Work? Think Carefully About Conclusions Don’t Be Simplistic IT’S MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT Don’t Be Reductionist Be Sure You Understand The Limitations Of The Tests

  3. The Sub-Questions: • For whom? • Compared to what? • Used how? • What games? • At what? • Measured how? • To what degree? • How? • For how long? • At what expense?

  4. An Example… Hardy, J. L., Drescher, D., Sarkar, K., Kellett, G., & Scanlon, M. (2011). Enhancing visual attention and working memory with a web-based cognitive training program. Mensa Research Journal, 42(2), 13-20.

  5. The Easy Questions • For whom? • Compare to what? • Used how?

  6. Tougher Questions

  7. Tougher Questions

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  9. Tougher Questions

  10. Forward Spatial Working Memory(Corsi Block Tapping Task)

  11. Reverse Spatial Working Memory(Backwards Corsi Block Tapping Task)

  12. Tougher Questions

  13. C V B N M

  14. Tougher Questions

  15. What They Say…

  16. The Extended Questions [The assessment uses] … • How? • For how long? • At what expense? Immediately after the training… ???

  17. Now it’s your turn…

  18. Franceschini, S., Gori, S., Ruffino, M., Viola, S., Molteni, M., & Facoetti, A. (2013). Action video games make dyslexic children read better.Current Biology, 23(6), 462-466. • For whom? • Compared to what? • Used how? • What games? • At what? • Measured how? • To what degree? • How? • For how long? • At what expense?

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