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Ober, Teresa M.; Brooks, Patricia J.; Plass, Jan L.; Homer, Bruce D. – Reading Psychology, 2019
This study investigated direct and indirect effects of executive functions on reading comprehension in adolescents (N = 87, M = 14.0 years, SD = 1.5) by testing for parallel mediation of effects of working memory, task-switching, and inhibitory control via decoding and text recall/inference. Working memory showed direct and indirect effects on…
Descriptors: Correlation, Reading Comprehension, Executive Function, Recall (Psychology)
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Rosman, Tom; Mayer, Anne-Kathrin; Krampen, Günter – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2015
Introduction: The present paper argues that adequate self-perceptions of academic ability are essential for students' realization of their intellectual potential, thereby fostering learning of complex skills, e.g., information-seeking skills. Thus, academic self-concept should moderate the relationship between intelligence and information…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Academic Ability, Self Concept, Information Literacy
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Mun, Rachel U.; Langley, Susan Dulong; Ware, Sharon; Gubbins, E. Jean; Siegle, Del; Callahan, Carolyn M.; McCoach, D. Betsy; Hamilton, Rashea – Grantee Submission, 2016
While the number of English Learners (ELs) continues to grow rapidly in the United States, corresponding proportions of ELs are not found in gifted and talented education programs across the nation. The underrepresentation of ELs in gifted programs is both a societal and a research problem. This report presents the results of a systematic review…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Academically Gifted, Disproportionate Representation, Talent Identification