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Swanson, H. Lee – Developmental Psychology, 2017
This study investigates whether age-related changes in the structure of 5 complex working memory (WM) tasks (a) reflect a general or domain specific system, (b) follows a similar trajectory across different age spans, and (c) contribute domain general or domain specific resources to achievement measures. The study parsed the sample (N = 2,471)…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Spatial Ability, Verbal Ability, Short Term Memory
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Gordon, Dan – T.H.E. Journal, 2010
From her first encounter with stereoscopic 3D technology designed for classroom instruction, Megan Timme, principal at Hamilton Park Pacesetter Magnet School in Dallas, sensed it could be transformative. Last spring, when she began pilot-testing 3D content in her third-, fourth- and fifth-grade classrooms, Timme wasn't disappointed. Students…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Geometric Concepts, Visual Perception, Visual Aids
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Whichard, Judith A.; Kastner, Ruthanne; Feller, Richard W. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2000
Prison inmates (n=72) were screened for scotopic sensitivity syndrome (SSS), a visual perceptual dysfunction; 11% had low levels of SSS, 18.1% moderate, and 79.8% high, compared with 12-14% of the general population. Remedial colored overlays improved reading considerably for 55.6%, moderately for 33.3%. (SK)
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Learning Disabilities, Prisoners, Visual Perception
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Grandin, Temple – Educational Horizons, 2006
The author is an associate professor of animal studies at Colorado State University, but experienced learning difficulties in high school due to her place on the autism-Asperger's spectrum. She had uneven skills, and while algebra was impossible, she did well in courses in which she could use her visual-thinking and associative-thinking skills.…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Word Problems (Mathematics), Thinking Skills, Autism