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==Key | ==Key Objectives== | ||
The focus of the CogniProfil project was to implement actions in support of the commercialization of Mental Attributes Profiling System (MAPS), a system that profiles cognitive abilities and diagnoses dyslexia and other learning difficulties in kids 5-12. The system has been developed and validated in Cyprus more than 10 years ago with the support of two EC, one German, and one RIF grant. The availability of systems that can diagnose and profile learning difficulties of growing children is an urgent and pressing social challenge as it addresses 10-20% of the children’s population. Early diagnosis (which is key for life success with enormous economic and social repercussions) is made possible in MAPS using attractive video-game-like interfaces. | The focus of the CogniProfil project was to implement actions in support of the commercialization of Mental Attributes Profiling System (MAPS), a system that profiles cognitive abilities and diagnoses dyslexia and other learning difficulties in kids 5-12. The system has been developed and validated in Cyprus more than 10 years ago with the support of two EC, one German, and one RIF grant. The availability of systems that can diagnose and profile learning difficulties of growing children is an urgent and pressing social challenge as it addresses 10-20% of the children’s population. Early diagnosis (which is key for life success with enormous economic and social repercussions) is made possible in MAPS using attractive video-game-like interfaces. | ||
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# Pilot testing in diverse cultural and language environments in order to amend, adapt, improve, and thus prepare for international markets, and | # Pilot testing in diverse cultural and language environments in order to amend, adapt, improve, and thus prepare for international markets, and | ||
# Substantially extend and improve their product adding a new groundbreaking test that assesses Divided Attention (DA). | # Substantially extend and improve their product adding a new groundbreaking test that assesses Divided Attention (DA). | ||
==Core Project Products== | |||
====A new game to assess Divided Attention ability==== | |||
‘Multitasking’ or ‘divided attention’ is the ability of a person to perform tasks that require different cognitive functions simultaneously. While we want children to be able to focus on whatever they are learning (or doing), technology also imposes situations where they need to be able to perform multitasking. Research indicates that the brain’s ability for multitasking is rather limited, but can be improved with practice (Watson et al, 2010; Bier et al, 2014), as it becomes easier to successfully implement more than one task at a time if these are very familiar. Enhancing the divided attention abilities of children early enough will enable them to have optimized cognitive skills as they are growing up. The technological objective of this line of our research is to develop a new game-based assessment module to assess the divided attention ability, thus adding a leap-forward test that responds to one of the greatest challenges of today’s generation. | |||
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Bier, B., de Boysson, C., & Belleville, S. (2014). Identifying training modalities to improve multitasking in older adults. Age, 36(4), 9688. | |||
Watson, J. M., & Strayer, D. L. (2010). Supertaskers: Profiles in extraordinary multitasking ability. Psychonomic bulletin & review, 17(4), 479-485. | |||
[[Category:RIF Projects]] | [[Category:RIF Projects]] | ||
