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MentalPlus®
Learning
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Introduction: The objective is to evaluate whether the MentalPlus® digital game is capable of to find learning disabilities shreds of evidence in students from 6 to 12 years of age at public and private schools in Araras /SP and Rio Claro/SP. Methods: thus, each participant was evaluated through an Anamnesis with the parents or responsible. School reports of the participants were analyzed and the one phase of the MentalPlus® digital game was applied. Results: the results showed significant indications of short memory adequacy in participants whose Mathematics and Portuguese performances were better (hence r = -0,472 e r = -0,382; p < 0,05). Good grade in Portuguese also indicated normality level in alternating attention (hence r = 0,384 e r = 0,395; p < 0,05). Conclusion: the MentalPlus® digital game showed capable of tracing to identify alterations in short memory and alternating attention functions. The learning process is multifactorial and should be understood through the application of other instruments. There is a suggestion of further studies to demonstrate the cognitive areas interaction and the language acquisition.
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