Korean J Child Stud. 2014; 35(6): 1-23.
Effects of Cognitive Spectrum Program on the Development of Children from Low Income Families
Cognitive Spectrum 프로그램이 저소득가정 아동의 발달에 미치는 효과
강한나 , 박혜원
Han Na Kang , Hye Won Park
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to develop the Cognitive Spectrum Program, a cognitive development program designed to increase children`s IQ. The effect of this program was verified using a nonequivalent control group design. The subjects were 127 5-8 year old children. 56 children were assigned to the experimental group and 71 children to the control group. The experimental group participated in thirteen 90 min. long sessions. Quantitative analyses using SPSS WIN 18.0 and qualitative analyses were carried out. The results were as follows: First, this Cognitive Spectrum Program was shown to be effective in improving cognitive development. Second, the amount of improvement in cognitive development was found to be predictive of the amount of change in socioemotional development, demonstrating that attention deficits and overall problem behaviors were greatly reduced among the children whose IQ was improved by this program. This finding was also verified through qualitative analyses.
Key words :
children from low-income families, cognitive development, socioemotional development, IQ, Cognitive Spectrum, Cognitive Spectrum Program
