The Effectiveness of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Executive Functions and Academic Self-efficacy of Sixth Grade Elementary Students

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant Professor, Psychology Education and Counseling Department, Farhangian University, Shiraz, Iran. (Responsible Author) Email: s_stovar@yahoo.com

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22034/ise.2025.18105.1191

Abstract

Background and aim: Executive functions are the higher actions of the nervous system of the brain, which perform a set of higher abilities, including the processes of regulating cognition, regulating behavior, and regulating emotions. This structure helps people to control and organize their thoughts, behavior and emotions to reach the goal. The aim of this research was the effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation on executive functions and academic self-efficacy of sixth grade female students in Shiraz city.
Data and method: The research method was an experiment with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of the research was all sixth grade female students in Shiraz. From among the statistical population, 40 students were selected as the research sample by random cluster sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental (20) and control (20) groups.  In order to collect research data, questionnaires of executive functions and educational self-efficacy were used. The cognitive rehabilitation training program was implemented for 10 sessions of one and a half hours for the experimental group. Analysis of covariance statistical test was used to analyze the data.
Findings: The findings of the research showed that cognitive rehabilitation training has been effective on the indicators of executive functions (regulation of cognition, regulation of behavior, regulation of emotion) and academic self-efficacy and its dimensions (future education self-efficacy, academic performance self-efficacy and academic skills self-efficacy) of students. In other words, cognitive rehabilitation training has led to the improvement of executive functions and increased academic self-efficacy of students.
Conclusion: Considering the effectiveness of this program, school specialists and counselors can use this educational program to improve executive functions and increase students' academic self-efficacy.

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Interdisciplinary Studies in Education
Volume 4, Issue 2 - Serial Number 11
September 2025
Pages 81-108

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