Year: 2010
Type: other
Abstract: The current study used a dual-task design to investigate the roles of the phonological loop and visuo-spatial sketchpad components of working memory in children’s addition.\n \nThe aims of the experiment were to test whether concurrent visuo-spatial and phonological loop tasks disrupt performance on vertically or horizontally presented arithmetic tasks.\n \nTwenty-three 9- and 10- year old primary school children completed sixteen single and double digit additions on a computer under three conditions: baseline, concurrent visuo-spatial load or concurrent phonological load. The results revealed a non-significant effect of concurrent working memory load on mathematical task performance.\n \nHowever, the addition tasks significantly impaired the accuracy of recall on both visuo-spatial and phonological working memory tasks compared to baseline. This pattern of data suggests an active role of working memory in the multi-step process of solving simple addition problems in school children.
Author: Paulina Walukiewicz
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2528857813