The Impact of the SMART Program on Cognitive and Academic Skills: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Autor/inn/en	May, Richard J.; Tyndall, Ian; McTiernan, Aoife; Roderique-Davies, Gareth; McLoughlin, Shane
Titel	The Impact of the SMART Program on Cognitive and Academic Skills: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Technology, 53 (2022) 5, S.1244-1261 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1013
DOI	10.1111/bjet.13192
Schlagwörter	Program Effectiveness; Meta Analysis; Intervention; Cognitive Ability; Cognitive Development; Program Descriptions; Intelligence Quotient; Academic Achievement; Databases; Research Reports; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Denkfähigkeit; Kognitive Entwicklung; Intelligenzquotient; Schulleistung; Datenbank; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	Online interventions promoted to enhance cognitive ability hold great appeal for their potential positive impact in social, employment, and educational domains. Cognitive training programs have, thus far, not been shown to influence performance on tests of general cognitive aptitude. Strengthening Mental Abilities with Relational Training (SMART) is an online program that claims to raise intelligence quotient (IQ). This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the effect of SMART on indices of cognitive aptitude and academic performance. The review protocol was registered at PROSPERO (CRD42019132404). A systematic literature search of bibliographic databases (ERIC, PsycINFO, PubMed, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Scopus, Proquest Psychology) identified five studies (N = 195) that met the criterion for inclusion. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias 'RoB 2' tool. Overall, there was a moderate impact of SMART on measures of nonverbal IQ (g = 0.57, 95% CI [0.24, 0.89]). There was insufficient evidence to determine the impact of SMART on any other domain. All studies included in the review were judged to be at a high risk of bias for their primary outcome. Despite the methodological limitations of published studies to date, these initial findings suggest that a large-scale study of SMART is warranted. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01