An exploratory study aimed at testing CREC, a training programme designed for people with cognitive impairments caused by a stroke, is reported. The goal of the programme is to improve flexibility in thinking through a creative approach based on everyday problems. The programme includes two Serious Games (SGs) developed ad hoc, dealing with the transfer of the learned strategies to the home environment. The training was applied to six patients to test if it could bring beneficial effects to them. Before and after the training, patients’ neuropsychological functioning, emotional state and level of creativity were assessed. Results showed improvements in memory, logical reasoning and praxic skills. Improvements in quality of life and in creativity emerged as well. At the end of the training, the patients perceived themselves as more efficient in problem solving and recognised that the SGs led them to reflect critically on some aspects of their daily life that they usually took for granted.

(2018). CREC: the role of serious games in improving flexibility in thinking in neuropsychological rehabilitation [journal article - articolo]. In BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/125387

CREC: the role of serious games in improving flexibility in thinking in neuropsychological rehabilitation

Rusconi, Maria Luisa;Antonietti, Alessandro
2018-01-01

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An exploratory study aimed at testing CREC, a training programme designed for people with cognitive impairments caused by a stroke, is reported. The goal of the programme is to improve flexibility in thinking through a creative approach based on everyday problems. The programme includes two Serious Games (SGs) developed ad hoc, dealing with the transfer of the learned strategies to the home environment. The training was applied to six patients to test if it could bring beneficial effects to them. Before and after the training, patients’ neuropsychological functioning, emotional state and level of creativity were assessed. Results showed improvements in memory, logical reasoning and praxic skills. Improvements in quality of life and in creativity emerged as well. At the end of the training, the patients perceived themselves as more efficient in problem solving and recognised that the SGs led them to reflect critically on some aspects of their daily life that they usually took for granted.
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Colautti, Laura; Baldassini, Davide; Colombo, Vera; Mottura, Stefano; Sacco, Marco; Sozzi, Matteo; Corbo, Massimo; Rusconi, Maria Luisa; Antonietti, A...espandi
(2018). CREC: the role of serious games in improving flexibility in thinking in neuropsychological rehabilitation [journal article - articolo]. In BRITISH JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10446/125387
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Descrizione: This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: [Colautti, L., Baldassini, D., Colombo, V., Mottura, S., Sacco, M., Sozzi, M., Corbo, M., Rusconi, M.L. and Antonietti, A. (2018), CREC: the role of serious games in improving flexibility in thinking in neuropsychological rehabilitation. Br J Educ Technol, 49: 717-727], which has been published in final form at [Link to final article using the DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12629. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.
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