Document Type: Original Article https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.26455447.2022.5.18.9.6 Iranian Journal of Learning and Memory, 2022, 5(18), 33-39 The Effectiveness of the Training based on Executive Functions on Student's Working Memory Ali Rahaei, M.A. Ali Taghvaeinia, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran Reza Rezaei Department of English Language and Literature, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran Abstract This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the training based on executive function on student's working memory. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design with pretest-posttest and a control group. In this study, the statistical population was all fifth-grade male students of Shahreza (Iran) in the academic year 2021-2022. 40 students from a primary boy school were randomly selected using the available sampling method who were randomly assigned to two experimental and control groups with 20 participants each. The experimental group underwent 10 sessions of training based on executive functions while the control group did not receive any intervention. The Daniman and Carpenter's (1980) working memory scale was used for data collection in the pre-test and post-test stages in the two groups and the collected data were analyzed using the ANCOVA. The findings indicated that the training based on executive function enhanced students' working memory in the experimental group compared to the control group in the post-test (P<0.05). Results showed that the training based on executive function can strengthen students' working memory in schools and educational centers. Keywords: Executive Functions, Training, Working Memory Receive Date: 19 March 2022 Revise Date: 17 June 2022 Accept Date: 07 July 2022 Publish Date: 01 August 2022 Iranian Journal of Learning & Memory is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Corresponding Author: Ali Taghvaeinia Email: ali.taghvaei@yu.ac.ir How to Site: Rahaei, A.,Taghvaeinia, A., & Rezaei, R. (2022). The Effectiveness of the Training based on Executive Functions on Student's Working Memory. Iranian Journal of Learning & Memory, 5(18), 33-39. https://dorl.net/dor/20.1001.1.26455447.2022.5.18.9.6 Introduction Nowadays, education is an important part of student's lives and its quantity and quality play an important role in their future in various dimensions (Shaykhal-Islami & Karmianpour, 2018). Educational success has a close relationship with progression and purposefulness of that society (Sadoughi et al, 2017). It is worth mentioning that the degree of academic achievement and decline is one of the criteria determining the efficiency of the educational system (Salsbili & Ghasemi, 2005). In addition, the discovery and study of variables affecting academic performance can lead to a better understanding and prediction of variables affecting academic achievement in school (Sepahvandi et al, 2016). One of the variables affecting academic achievement in school is working memory. Working memory is the foundation of learning and is linked to academic achievement as well (Atkinson et al., 2021). Working memory consists of a short-term system with a limited