Does Attention Training Work? A Selective Meta-Analysis to Explore the Effects of Attention Training and Moderators
Learning & Individual Differences
Peng, P., & Miller, A. C. (2016).
Learning & Individual Differences, 45, 77-87.
This selective meta-analysis investigates the effects of attention training on attention, academic, and cognitive outcomes in individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Database inception up to August 2014
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Attention training demonstrated a medium effect size on attention outcomes (<em>g</em> = 0.25, 95%CI [.02, .47]) and non-trained academic and cognitive tasks (<em>g</em> = 0.24, 95%CI [.01, .47]). Additionally analyses revealed that attention training was more effective in younger children.
