Working memory and education
Psychologists have been trying to understand the factors that underpin children's success and failure in different educational domains for many years. One psychological function that has been found to play an important role in educational achievement is 'working memory', the processes...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London :
Academic Press
2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Educational psychology.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798070606719 |
| Summary: | Psychologists have been trying to understand the factors that underpin children's success and failure in different educational domains for many years. One psychological function that has been found to play an important role in educational achievement is 'working memory', the processes involved in the temporary maintenance and manipulation of information. This book provides the reader with an up-to-date review of the research that has identified how working memory relates to academic attainment in: reading, reading comprehension, arithmetic and writing, as well as looking at how children with d |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (338 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-307) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781280633607 9786610633609 9780080454863 |
