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Journal of Psychological Science 2025, 24(151): 303-319 |
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Ebrahimi Jozani S, Golij F, Sepahmansour M. (2025). A Systematic Review of the Effect of Captain’s Log Cognitive Empowerment Software on Accuracy and Attention. Journal of Psychological Science. 24(151), 303-319. doi:10.61186/jps.24.151.17
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Department Educational Psychology, Islamshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Islamshahr, Iran. , M_r_sazegar@yahoo.com
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Background: Accuracy and attention are among the most important cognitive functions, playing a fundamental role in learning, academic performance, and individual–social adjustment. In recent years, cognitive empowerment software programs, including Captain’s Log, have received increasing attention as innovative approaches for improving these functions. Despite the growing number of studies in this field, the findings regarding the effectiveness of Captain’s Log on accuracy and attention require synthesis and systematic evaluation.
Aims: The present study aimed to systematically review the effect of Captain’s Log cognitive empowerment software on accuracy and attention.
Methods: This study was conducted as a systematic review. The statistical population included all scientific articles published between 2020 and 2025 in the databases SID, Magiran, Springer, Scopus, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. The search was performed using relevant keywords, including “Captain’s Log,” “cognitive empowerment software,” “cognitive rehabilitation,” “cognitive training,” “accuracy,” “attention,” “concentration,” and their Persian equivalents. Purposeful sampling was conducted based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, and finally, 15 eligible articles were included in the study. The extracted data were classified and summarized using Microsoft Excel and reported through descriptive analysis.
Results: The findings of this systematic review indicated that Captain’s Log cognitive empowerment software, in most studies, improved accuracy, attention, working memory, and some executive functions in various populations, including students with learning disorders, older adults, adults with ADHD, and patients with multiple sclerosis. However, the effectiveness of this software varied depending on the type of study population, target variable, and the nature of the comparative intervention; in some studies, Captain’s Log showed similar or lower effectiveness compared with other cognitive interventions. Moreover, the available evidence suggested the relative stability of intervention effects in short-term follow-ups. Nevertheless, limitations such as small sample sizes, heterogeneity of intervention protocols, and the lack of long-term follow-up highlight the need for more rigorous and standardized studies.
Conclusion: The overall evidence suggests that Captain’s Log software can be used as a relatively effective computer-based intervention for enhancing accuracy, attention, and some cognitive functions. However, its effectiveness depends on the characteristics of the target population, the type of cognitive variable, and the structure of the intervention protocol. Given the methodological heterogeneity of the reviewed studies and the limited long-term follow-up data, the clinical and educational application of this software should be accompanied by specialized assessment and the design of more rigorous, standardized studies with larger sample sizes.
Aims: The present study aimed to systematically review the effect of Captain’s Log cognitive empowerment software on accuracy and attention.
Methods: This study was conducted as a systematic review. The statistical population included all scientific articles published between 2020 and 2025 in the databases SID, Magiran, Springer, Scopus, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. The search was performed using relevant keywords, including “Captain’s Log,” “cognitive empowerment software,” “cognitive rehabilitation,” “cognitive training,” “accuracy,” “attention,” “concentration,” and their Persian equivalents. Purposeful sampling was conducted based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, and finally, 15 eligible articles were included in the study. The extracted data were classified and summarized using Microsoft Excel and reported through descriptive analysis.
Results: The findings of this systematic review indicated that Captain’s Log cognitive empowerment software, in most studies, improved accuracy, attention, working memory, and some executive functions in various populations, including students with learning disorders, older adults, adults with ADHD, and patients with multiple sclerosis. However, the effectiveness of this software varied depending on the type of study population, target variable, and the nature of the comparative intervention; in some studies, Captain’s Log showed similar or lower effectiveness compared with other cognitive interventions. Moreover, the available evidence suggested the relative stability of intervention effects in short-term follow-ups. Nevertheless, limitations such as small sample sizes, heterogeneity of intervention protocols, and the lack of long-term follow-up highlight the need for more rigorous and standardized studies.
Conclusion: The overall evidence suggests that Captain’s Log software can be used as a relatively effective computer-based intervention for enhancing accuracy, attention, and some cognitive functions. However, its effectiveness depends on the characteristics of the target population, the type of cognitive variable, and the structure of the intervention protocol. Given the methodological heterogeneity of the reviewed studies and the limited long-term follow-up data, the clinical and educational application of this software should be accompanied by specialized assessment and the design of more rigorous, standardized studies with larger sample sizes.
Keywords: cognitive empowerment software, captain’s log, cognitive rehabilitation, accuracy, attention, systematic review.
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Received: 2025/07/16 | Accepted: 2025/09/11 | Published: 2025/09/23
Received: 2025/07/16 | Accepted: 2025/09/11 | Published: 2025/09/23
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