Enhancing Working Memory Through Brain Gym: An Experimental Study On Children With Low Academic Achievement

Abstract

A significant number of children in contemporary culture have cognition related impairments. Memory problems deliver a serious issue for children, including students with learning difficulties, adversely impacting their academic performance and cognitive development. This research examines the efficacy of Brain Gym programs in improving working memory among children with low academic performance. A true-experimental approach was used in the research, sampling 30 children aged 8 to 10 years from English medium schools in Mangalore. Participants were assigned to one control group and experimental group. The experimental group had Brain Gym sessions, whilst the control group got no intervention. The Digit Span Test, Word Recall Test, and Picture Recall Test were standardized devices used for participant analysis. The findings indicated a major boost in visual and sequential memory after the Brain Gym exercises, particularly for students in the experimental group with intervention. These data indicate a considerable improvement in females based on demographic analytical test outcomes after therapy. A superior mean IQ ranking for male students compared to female students demonstrates the advantageous application of non-invasive interventions, such as Brain Gym methods, on neuroplasticity and cognitive development, thereby establishing these interventions as viable strategies for aiding students in overcoming memory related difficulties. Additional research is advised to assess long-term outcomes in a controlled manner, duplicated across many target demographics and settings.