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Most studies have shown that as people age, cognitive function and working memory experience a gradual decline. Other studies have shown that cognitive function is negatively correlated to emotional creativity. All of the above conditions have a negative impact on the physical and mental health of the elderly. However, some research indicates that even in the elderly, there is still potential for positive changes, or plasticity of the cognitive function. The use of strategic cognitive promotion training can help improve the cognitive function of the elderly in such a way that encourages active aging. Therefore, this study uses experimental design to introduce the modular curriculum into the learning activities already present in the senior care center. Through this course module, the cognitive function of senior citizens in the senior care center may improve. In this study, the experimental subjects were divided into an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group consisted of 17 people from the Senior Learning Center in Guanshan Township, Taitung County. The control group consisted of 12 people from the Senior Learning Center at Qishannan New Community, Kaohsiung City. Both groups were tested before and after on associative learning, place learning, and text learning. The experimental group intervention course was observed for 3 days, 3 hours per day, including theory and practice; the control group had no course intervention. After the course was completed, the modular cognitive function was viewed with quantitative data to promote training effectiveness. According to Wilcoxon and ANCOVA tests, the results of this experiment show that the three test results of the experimental group showed significant improvement, and were significantly higher than the control group. The results of this study suggest that the use of this modular cognitive function promotion training program can effectively improve the cognitive function of the elderly.