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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828712503321

Autore

Dehn Milton J.

Titolo

Essentials of working memory assessment and intervention / / Milton J. Dehn, Alan S. Kaufman, Nadeen L. Kaufman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-118-87673-3

1-118-70557-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Collana

Essentials of Psychological Assessment Series

Disciplina

612.82

Soggetti

Short-term memory - Physiological aspects

Memory - Age factors

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Series Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter One Working Memory Models; Working Memory's Influence; Baddeley's Working Memory Model; The Phonological Loop; The Visuospatial Sketchpad; The Episodic Buffer; The Central Executive; Other Models of Working Memory; Daneman and Carpenter's Processing Efficiency Model; Kane and Engle's Executive Attention Model; Cowan's Embedded-Process Model; Ericsson and Kintsch's Long-Term Working Memory Model; The Relationship Between Working Memory and Long-Term Memory; The Controversy Regarding Working Memory Capacity

Retention IntervalsCognitive Load Theory; The Integrated Model of Working Memory; Short-Term Memory; Verbal Working Memory; Visual-Spatial Working Memory; Executive Working Memory; Interaction With Long-Term Memory; Capacity of Working Memory Operations; Chapter Two Cognitive Processes Highly Related With Working Memory; General Intelligence; Fluid Reasoning; The Big Three; Executive Functions; Attention; Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; Oral Language; Auditory Processing; Phonological Processing; Processing Speed; Visual-Spatial Processing; Sequential Processing; Long-Term Memory

EncodingConsolidation; Retrieval; Recall Versus Recognition;



Metamemory; Strategies; Chapter Three Development, Neuroanatomy, and Risk Factors; Development of Working Memory; Phonological STM; Verbal WM; Visual-Spatial STM; Visual-Spatial WM; Executive WM; WM Strategies; Metamemory Development; Long-Term Memory Development; The Neuroanatomy of Working Memory; Interconnectivity Determines Capacity; Phonological STM; Visual-Spatial STM and WM; Executive WM; The Neuroanatomy of Long-Term Memory; The Medial Temporal Lobe; The Hippocampus; Hippocampal Related Structures; Amygdala; Thalamus

Risk Factors for Working Memory ImpairmentsConcussions and Traumatic Brain Injuries; Extreme Prematurity; Childhood Diabetes; Dopamine Deficiency; Depression; Anxiety; Stress; Chapter Four Working Memory's Influence on Academic Learning and Performance; Working Memory and Classroom Learning; Cognitive Load in the Classroom; Instructional Variables; Internal Processing Variables; Content Variables; Working Memory and Basic Reading Skills; Case Illustration; Reading Fluency; Working Memory and Reading Comprehension; The Role of Verbal WM; The Role of Executive WM

The Role of Visual-Spatial Working MemoryRelated Cognitive Processes; Case Illustration; Summary; Working Memory and Mathematics; The Role of Visual-Spatial STM and WM; The Role of Phonological STM; The Role of Verbal WM; The Role of Executive WM; Other Cognitive Factors; Case Illustration; Summary; Working Memory and Written Expression; Automaticity of Basic Writing Skills; Case Illustration; Working Memory and Oral Language; Case Illustration; Working Memory, Second Language Acquisition, and Bilingualism; Working Memory and Scholastic Performance; Working Memory and LD; Reading Disabilities

Mathematics Disabilities

Sommario/riassunto

Improve academic learning outcomes with accurate working memory assessment and evidence-based interventions  Essentials of Working Memory Assessment and Intervention is an accessible, practical guide to accurately and efficiently assessing working memory. This comprehensive resource explains the theories of working memory, with an emphasis on cognitive load theory, and provides step-by-step guidelines for organizing a cross-battery assessment, selecting appropriate instruments, interpreting results, and formulating individualized interventions and educational programming. In-depth case studies