Table 2.
| Study | Age | Sample | Training (n) | Control (n) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alloway 2013 | 10–11 | Learning difficulties | Jungle Memory 4x/wk (23) | Jungle Memory 1x/wk (32) Passive (39) |
8 weeks |
| Ang 2015 | 6–7 | Low WM | Cogmed (25) Updating (32) |
Updating w/o memory (28) Passive (26) |
8 weeks |
| Chacko 2014 | 7–11 | ADHD | Cogmed (44) | Cogmed low (41) | 5 weeks |
| Dunning 2013 | 7–9 | Low WM | Cogmed (34) | Cogmed low (30) Passive (30) |
6 weeks |
| Gray 2012 | 12–17 | LD+ADHD | Cogmed (20) | Academy of Math (32) | 5 weeks |
| Henry 2014 | 5–8 | Typically developing | Complex span (18) | Span w/o memory (18) | 6 weeks |
| Holmes 2009 | 8–11 | Low WM | Cogmed (22) | Cogmed low (20) | 5–7 weeks |
| Karbach 2014 | 7–9 | Typically developing | Complex span (14) | Complex span low (14) | 9 weeks |
| Van der Molen 2010 | 13–16 | Low IQ | Complex span (41) | Complex span low (26) Span w/o memory (26) |
5 weeks |
| Alloway 2012 | 11–13 | Learning difficulties | Jungle Memory (8) | Extra class lessons (7) | 8 weeks |
| Aries 2014 E2 | 14–16 | Preparatory school | History-based WM (26) | Passive (17) | 12 weeks |
| Bergman-Nutley 2014 | 7–15 | WM deficits | Cogmed (162) | Passive (268) | 5 weeks |
| Egeland 2013/Hovik 2013 | 10–12 | ADHD | Cogmed (33) | Passive (34) | 5–7 weeks |
| Foy 2014 | 4–6 | Low income | Cogmed (23) | Passive (28) | 5 weeks |
| Kroesbergen et al 2014 | 5–6 | Low math | Verbal WM (15) Verbal/Numeric WM (15) |
Passive (21) | 4 weeks |
| Rode 2014 | 8–9 | Typically developing | Complex span (156) | Passive (126) | 4 weeks |
| St Clair-Thompson 2010 | 5–8 | Typically developing | Memory Booster (46) | Passive (77) | 6–8 weeks |
| Witt 2011 | 9–10 | Typically developing | Strategy WM (19) | Passive (19) | 6 weeks |
Note. Age in years. Sample sizes were not consistent across all transfer measures in all studies, so where possible the number of subjects completing the academic transfer measures is reported.