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Furniss, Frederick; Biswas, Asit B.; Gumber, Rohit; Singh, Niraj – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The behavioural phenotype of velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS), one of the most common human multiple anomaly syndromes, includes developmental disabilities, frequently including intellectual disability (ID) and high risk of diagnosis of psychotic disorders including schizophrenia. VCFS may offer a model of the relationship between ID and risk of…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Schizophrenia, Developmental Disabilities, Serial Learning
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Swanson, H. Lee; Zheng, Xinhua; Jerman, Olga – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
The purpose of the present study was to synthesize research that compares children with and without reading disabilities (RD) on measures of short-term memory (STM) and working memory (WM). Across a broad age, reading, and IQ range, 578 effect sizes (ESs) were computed, yielding a mean ES across studies of -0.89 (SD = 1.03). A total of 257 ESs…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Short Term Memory, Ability Grouping, Effect Size
Sietsema, Douglas J. – 1979
Empirical research is reviewed in the area of cognitive psychology pertaining to models of human memory. Research evidence and theoretical considerations are combined to develop guidelines for future theory development related to the human memory. The following theoretical constructs and variables are discussed: (1) storage versus process…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Learning Theories