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Subcomponents of visuospatial working memory: Investigating the importance of order in sequential recall and its relationship with mathematics performance

Allen, Katie

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Visuospatial working memory (VSWM) is responsible for storing and manipulating visual and spatial information. Its predictive relationship with mathematics performance in children is well known, especially in younger children. Research has so far not investigated the role of order during recall in sequential tasks, following its subdivision into simultaneous and sequential VSWM. This paper investigates this, in order to determine its predictive power in predicting likely mathematics performance. Children (n=204) performed a battery of WM tasks, including those drawing on both visuospatial and phonological WM, followed by a standardised mathematics test. The data showed significant differences in the number of items recalled in each task, as well as significant correlations between many of the variables. Measuring did not correlate with simultaneous VSWM or block recall, nor did shape correlate significantly with block recall. The results will be further analysed to investigate more intricate relationships present within the data.

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Allen, K. (2019). Subcomponents of visuospatial working memory: Investigating the importance of order in sequential recall and its relationship with mathematics performance. In X. Shao, & E. Dobson (Eds.), Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2018 (1-10)

Conference Name Imagining Better Education
Conference Location Durham, England
Publication Date Jan 1, 2019
Deposit Date Mar 15, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Pages 1-10
Series Title Imagining Better Education
Book Title Imagining Better Education: Conference Proceedings 2018.
ISBN 9780907552154
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1142600
Publisher URL https://www.dur.ac.uk/education/

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