A metacognitive visuospatial working memory training for children
Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Clinical Trial
Abstract: The paper studies whether visuospatial working memory (VSWM) and, specifically, recall ofsequential-spatial information, can be improved by metacognitive training. Twenty-twofourth-grade children were involved in seven sessions of sequential-spatial memorytraining, while twenty-four children attended lessons given by their teacher. The posttrainingevaluation demonstrated a specific improvement of performances in the Corsiblocks task, considered a sequential-spatial working memory task. However, no benefits oftraining were observed in either a verbal working memory task or a simultaneous-spatialworking memory task. The results have important theoretical implications, in the study ofVSWM components, and educational implications, in catering for children with specificVSWM impairments.
Institution: University of Padua
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $350
OpenAlex ID: W2125030833