Managing the cognitive load and working memory for people with learning difficulties in the light of demographic variables

Document Type : Original research article

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PhD researcher in educational psychology

Abstract

The study aims to verify the existence of a relationship between the burden and management of cognitive working memory for people with learning disabilities, The study also aimed to verify the existence of statistical differences in managing the cognitive burden of people with learning disabilities and the difference in the gender variable (male - female) Verifying the existence of statistical differences in the working memory of people with learning difficulties in the gender variable (male - female). It was applied to a sample of those with learning difficulties from the primary stage, It consists of (N=40), and their ages ranged between (10-12) years. The cognitive burden management scale (researcher's), and the working memory scale (researcher's). The results indicated:
The existence of a relationship between managing the cognitive burden and working memory for people with learning disabilities.
There are statistical differences in managing the cognitive burden of people with learning disabilities and the gender variable (males - females) in favor of females.
There are statistical differences in the working memory of those with learning difficulties and the gender variable (males - females) in favor of females.

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