The Effectiveness of Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation on Reducing Shyness and Learning Anxiety in Students with Academic Underachievement
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توانبخشی شناختی رایانه ای, کمرویی, اضطراب یادگیری, افت تحصیلیAbstract
This study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of computerized cognitive rehabilitation on reducing shyness and learning anxiety in students with academic underachievement. The research design was quasi-experimental with experimental and control groups, utilizing a pre-test and post-test design. The statistical population included all junior high school students with academic underachievement in Tehran during the first semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Using the convenience sampling method, 30 individuals were selected and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups (15 individuals per group). The research questionnaires included: 1) the Shyness Questionnaire (Samouei, 2003), and 2) the Learning Anxiety Questionnaire (Pekrun, 2005). The computerized cognitive rehabilitation program, encompassing 22 basic skills, was implemented for the participants, and data were analyzed using the Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) test via SPSS statistical software. The findings of the present study indicated that the implementation of training sessions based on the computerized cognitive rehabilitation approach led to a reduction in shyness and learning anxiety, and also improved the academic engagement scores among students with academic underachievement. Furthermore, an examination of the coefficients revealed that the effects of the educational approach on reducing learning anxiety in students were greater than on the other variables. Therefore, the computerized cognitive rehabilitation package can be utilized as an intervention for conditions resulting from academic underachievement, such as shyness and learning anxiety.
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