A structural analysis of working memory and related cognitive skills in early childhood

Citation

Alloway TP, Gathercole SE, Willis C & Adams A (2004) A structural analysis of working memory and related cognitive skills in early childhood. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 87 (2), pp. 85-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2003.10.002

Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the functional organisation of working memory and related cognitive abilities in young children. A sample of 633 children aged between 4 and 6 years were tested on measures of verbal short-term memory, complex memory span, sentence repetition, phonological awareness, and nonverbal ability. The measurement model that provided the best fit of the data incorporates constructs that correspond to the central executive, phonological loop, and episodic buffer subcomponents of working memory, plus distinct but associated constructs associated with phonological awareness and nonverbal ability.

Keywords
Working memory; Phonological awareness; Central execuitve; Phonological loop; Memory in children; Short-term memory; Cognition in children; Verbal ability in children; Children Language; Recollection (Psychology)

Journal
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology: Volume 87, Issue 2

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