Task experience and children's working memory performance
A perspective from recall timing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9788693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John N Towse (0000-0003-1183-5508, Lancaster University, corresponding author), Nelson Cowan (0000-0003-3711-4338, University of Missouri), Neil J Horton, Neil Horton (Lancaster University), Shealagh Whytock (Lancaster University) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 695-706 |
| Publication date | 2008-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Developmental Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-1649 • E-ISSN: 1939-0599 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0012-1649.44.3.695 |
| PMID | 18473637 |
| PMCID | PMC2658821 |
| OpenAlex | W2039067569 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 11 |
Working memory is an important theoretical construct among children, and measures of its capacity predict a range of cognitive skills and abilities. Data from 9- and 11-year-old children illustrate how a chronometric analysis of recall can complement and elaborate recall accuracy in advancing our understanding of working memory. A reading span task was completed by 130 children, 75 of whom were tested on 2 occasions, with sequence length either increasing or decreasing during test administration. Substantial pauses occur during participants' recall sequences, and they represent consistent performance traits over time, while also varying with recall circumstances and task history. Recall pauses help to predict reading and number skills, alongside as well as separate from levels of recall accuracy. The task demands of working memory change as a function of task experience, with a combination of accuracy and response timing in novel task situations being the strongest predictor of cognitive attainment
Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Construct (python library · Developmental psychology · Free recall · Memory span · Modality effect · Perspective (graphical · Reading (process · Recall · Recall test · Short-term memory · Task (project management · Working memory · Artificial Intelligence · Child and Animal Learning Development · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Computer Science · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2017 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |