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Direct linkAlloway, Tracy Packiam; Horton, John; Alloway, Ross G.; Dawson, Clare – Computers & Education, 2013
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of social networking sites (SNS) on cognitive abilities and reported levels of social connectedness in adolescents. In order to provide a reliable measure of cognitive skills, standardized tests of verbal ability, working memory, and academic attainment were administered. Students also…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Verbal Ability, Cognitive Ability, Standardized Tests
Alloway, Tracy Packiam; Elsworth, Miquela; Miley, Neal; Seckinger, Sean – Gifted Education International, 2016
This pilot study investigated how engagement with computer games and TV exposure may affect behaviors of gifted students. We also compared behavioral and cognitive profiles of twice-exceptional students and children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Gifted students were divided into those with behavioral problems and those…
Descriptors: Computer Use, Behavior Problems, Children, Disabilities
Alloway, Tracy Packiam; Elsworth, Miquela – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the cognitive and behavioral profiles of high ability students. Performance on measures of verbal and visuo-spatial working memory and general ability (vocabulary and block design) was compared across the following groups: high, average, and low ability students. The behavioral profile of high ability…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Profiles, Children, Clinical Diagnosis
Visu-Petra, Laura; Cheie, Lavinia; Benga, Oana; Alloway, Tracy Packiam – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2011
The relationship between trait anxiety and memory functioning in young children was investigated. Two studies were conducted, using tasks tapping verbal and visual-spatial short-term memory (Study 1) and working memory (Study 2) in preschoolers. On the verbal storage tasks, there was a detrimental effect of anxiety on processing efficiency…
Descriptors: Intervals, Young Children, Short Term Memory, Anxiety
Alloway, Tracy Packiam; Rajendran, Gnanathusharan; Archibald, Lisa M. D. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
The aim of the present study was to directly compare working memory skills across students with different developmental disorders to investigate whether the uniqueness of their diagnosis would impact memory skills. The authors report findings confirming differential memory profiles on the basis of the following developmental disorders: Specific…
Descriptors: Asperger Syndrome, Language Impairments, Short Term Memory, Developmental Disabilities
Alloway, Tracy Packiam; Archibald, Lisa – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2008
The authors compared 6- to 11-year-olds with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and those with specific language impairment (SLI) on measures of memory (verbal and visuospatial short-term and working memory) and learning (reading and mathematics). Children with DCD with typical language skills were impaired in all four areas of memory…
Descriptors: Language Impairments, Memory, Language Skills, Psychomotor Skills
Alloway, Tracy Packiam; Gathercole, Susan Elizabeth; Pickering, Susan J. – Child Development, 2006
This study explored the structure of verbal and visuospatial short-term and working memory in children between ages 4 and 11 years. Multiple tasks measuring 4 different memory components were used to capture the cognitive processes underlying working memory. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the processing component of working memory…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Spatial Ability, Children, Cognitive Processes
