NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Structure of Cognitive Functions in Monolingual Preschool Children with Typical Development and Children with Developmental Language Disorder
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Plym, Jade; Lahti-Nuuttila, Pekka; Smolander, Sini; Arkkila, Eva; Laasonen, Marja – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2021
Purpose: Developmental language disorder (DLD) is defined by persistent difficulties with language, but a growing body of evidence suggests that it is also associated with domain-general and nonverbal information-processing deficits. However, the interconnections between cognitive functions, both nonverbal and language related, are still unclear.…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Developmental Disabilities, Cognitive Ability, Preschool Children
Working Memory Resources in Children: Stability and Relation to Subsequent Academic Skills
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kyttälä, Minna; Kanerva, Kaisa; Munter, Irene; Björn, Piia M. – Educational Psychology, 2019
This study aimed to investigate the extent to which WM measured in kindergarten predicts WM measured in second grade (stability of individual WM progress) and the extent to which WM measured at kindergarten predicts academic performance at second grade (N = 94). The results showed that WM skills significantly increase during the time span from…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Kindergarten, Grade 2, Predictor Variables
The Role of the Working Memory and Language Skills in the Prediction of Word Problem Solving in 4- to 7-Year-Old Children
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Kyttälä, Minna; Aunio, Pirjo; Lepola, Janne; Hautamäki, Jarkko – Educational Psychology, 2014
The aim of this study was to analyse the role of verbal and visuo-spatial working memory (WM) and language skills (vocabulary, listening comprehension) in predicting preschool and kindergarten-aged children's ability to solve mathematical word problems presented orally. The participants were 116 Finnish-speaking children aged 4-7?years. The…
Descriptors: Role, Short Term Memory, Foreign Countries, Visual Perception
Fluid/Spatial and Crystallized Intelligence in Relation to Domain-Specific Working Memory: A Latent-Variable Approach
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Haavisto, Marja-Leena; Lehto, Juhani E. – Learning & Individual Differences, 2005
Fluid/spatial intelligence, crystallized intelligence and their relationships to verbal and visuospatial working memory (WM) were studied. A total of 120 Finnish Air Force recruits participated in this study. Fluid/spatial intelligence was assessed using four different tasks, while crystallized intelligence was defined with the help of test scores…
Descriptors: Memory, Spatial Ability, Foreign Countries, Verbal Ability
The Ability to Structure Acoustic Material as a Measure of Musical Aptitude. 4. Experiences with Modifications of the Acoustic Structuring Test. Research Bulletin. No. 51.
Karma, Kai – 1978
Four new versions of an acoustic structuring test were developed, administered, and analyzed in order to produce better tests and to contribute to better understanding of the abilities measured by these tests. The tests consist of tape recordings of patterns of musical notes played on an electric organ or an acoustic guitar. Item analyses and…
Descriptors: Adults, Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Ability