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Supporting Working Memory Development In Schools During Adolescence, Megan Bryant
Supporting Working Memory Development In Schools During Adolescence, Megan Bryant
M.Ed. Literature Reviews
This master's project investigates the multifaceted aspects of working memory in secondary school students and its relationship with academic performance. The findings from this project contribute to the existing literature by offering insights into the effectiveness of holistic interventions and memory strategies in enhancing working memory abilities and optimizing academic outcomes in secondary school students. This project reviews evidence about the relationship between emotional regulation, stress, and working memory to understand better how emotional factors impact cognitive functioning in the classroom setting. This analysis also aims to shed light on the trajectory of working memory development during adolescence and its …
Examining Relations Between Executive Functions And Decoding: A Meta-Analytic Investigation, Teresa Ober
Examining Relations Between Executive Functions And Decoding: A Meta-Analytic Investigation, Teresa Ober
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Introduction: The Simple View of Reading (SVR) is one of several established models of reading that present decoding and linguistic comprehension as critical skills in the development of reading competencies. Previous research has highlighted the connection between reading comprehension and cognitive skills, including those which fall under the term of executive functions (EF; for a review, see Follmer, 2018). EF may also be critical in the development of decoding. According to the dual route model of word recognition (Coltheart, 2006), decoding involves two separable processes; the phonological route, involving encoding and retrieval of letter-sound associations (also called phoneme-to-grapheme correspondence rules), …