Table 8.
Performance (raw scores) pre- and post- training at the Neuropsychological Evaluation Battery (Italian standardization for pre-adolescents and adolescents, BVN 12-18)
| Task | T0—Pre training | T1—Post training | z | p* | r | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score range Min–Max |
Raw score M (SD) |
Score range Min–Max |
Raw score M (SD) |
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| BVN 12–18 | |||||||
| Token test | 16–36 | 30.25 (5.42) | 27–36 | 31.31 (3.46) | .88 | .34 | .22 |
| Naming | 55–78 | 68.06 (6.79) | 60–84 | 72.19 (7.52) | 2.57 | .01 | .64 |
| Digit span | 3–8 | 4.56 (1.21) | 4–7 | 4.62 (.96) | .26 | .79 | .07 |
| Corsi block-tapping | 4–6 | 5.25 (.77) | 4–7 | 5.44 (1.03) | .76 | .49 | .19 |
| Long term memory–immediate & delayed recall | 0–8 | 5.64 (2.52) | 3–8 | 6.25 (2.02) | .11 | .91 | .03 |
| Selective cancellation task | 1–20 | 11.31 (5.87) | 2–20 | 14.25 (5.00) | 2.42 | .015 | .61 |
| Tower of London | 4–12 | 9.12 (2.19) | 6–12 | 10.19 (1.72) | 1.91 | .06 | .48 |
| Modified card sorting test | 1–8 | 5.31 (2.33) | 1–8 | 6.12 (2.30) | 1.44 | .15 | .36 |
*p-value threshold was adjusted for multiple comparisons with Bonferroni correction (p < .006)
z standardized test statistics; r effect size