Resumen

PRAT LOPICICH, Arturo; MUNOZ TOLEDO, Diego; MORENO CANALES, Adrian  y  MAUREIRA CID, Fernando. Board games for the development of executive functions in university students. Rev. Int. Investig. Cienc. Soc. [online]. 2026, vol.22, n.1, pp.49-70. ISSN 2226-4000.  https://doi.org/10.18004/riics.2026.junio.49.

The objective of the study was to determine the influence of playing board games on selective attention, alternating attention, and working memory in university students. The study used a quantitative, descriptive, and quasi-experimental pre-post design with a control group, with 27 participants distributed into experimental and control groups. The intervention included 10 30-minute sessions with games aimed at cognitive training. The results showed that the experimental group presented significant improvements in selective attention and visuospatial memory when comparing pre- and post-intervention scores (p<0,01). In the final measurement, significant differences were observed between groups in both selective attention (p<0,05) and memory (p<0,01). There were no significant differences in alternating attention between groups, although there was intragroup progress. It is concluded that board games strengthen executive functions relevant to current university contexts.

Palabras clave : Board games; executive functions; selective attention; alternating attention; working memory; cognitive intervention.

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