Effectiveness of training cognitive and metacognitive strategies on improving the memory function (coding, numerical memory) study speed & comprehension of young people

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive and metacognitive strategies training on improving the memory function (coding, numerical memory), study speed and comprehension. Research method was of quasi-experimental type with pre-test, post-test, follow up design with control group. The statistical population of the study was consisted of all young people aged 20 to 40 years old in Isfahan during the first half of the 2019. Of these, 48 were selected by using convienience sampling method, and assigned in two experimental and control groups (24 in each groups). Experimental group recived 20 two hour sessions of the cognitive and metacognitive strategies training program, and the control group was placed on the waiting list. Data were collected by study speed and comprehension test developed by the aouthor, the numerical memory (digit span) and coding subscales of WAIS-R (1997) Wechsler Intelligence Scale. In order to test the research hypothesis, inferential statistics (repeated measures analysis of variance) was used. The findings showed that there exist a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of coding and numerical memory subscales and study speed and comprehension variables. Therefore, it can be said that cognitive and meta-cognitive strategies are particularly effective in promoting coding, numerical memory, study speed and comprehension. Hence the cognitive and meta-cognitive strategies can be used to improve the memory function and comprehension of people in academic and training centers.