Schlussfolgerungen

in Martin, Romain; Brunner, Martin (Eds.) Épreuves Standardisées. Nationaler Bericht 2011‐2012 (2012)

Épreuves Standardisées. Nationaler Bericht 2011‐2012

Book published by University of Luxembourg, EMACS (2012)

Working memory in 5-to-7 year-old children: Its structure and relationship to fluid intelligence

Scientific Conference (2011, August 24)

Working memory (WM) has been predominantly studied in adults. The insights provided by these studies have led to the development of competing theories on the structure of WM and conflicting conclusions on ... [more ▼]

Working memory (WM) has been predominantly studied in adults. The insights provided by these studies have led to the development of competing theories on the structure of WM and conflicting conclusions on how strongly WM components are related to higher order thinking skills such as fluid intelligence (GF). However, it remains unclear whether and to what extent the theories and findings derived from adult data generalize to children. The purpose of the present study was therefore to investigate WM in 5-to-7-year-old children (N = 161). Specifically, we examined different structural models of WM and how its components, as defined in these models, are related to GF. Our results suggest that children draw on both domain- general and domain-specific processes when performing memory span. Crucially, our findings indicate that domain-general processes result in a core storage capacity that primarily explains the relationship between WM and GF. Based on these observations we discuss the theoretical and methodological issues that arise when children’s WM is investigated. [less ▲]

The Genetics Lab: On the usability and psychometric properties of a newly developed microworld to assess Complex Problem Solving in student samples

Scientific Conference (2011, April 27)

Children's working memory: Its structure and relationship to fluid intelligence

in Intelligence (2011), 39(4), 210-221

Working memory (WM) has been predominantly studied in adults. The insights provided by these studies have led to the development of competing theories on the structure of WM and conflicting conclusions on ... [more ▼]

Working memory (WM) has been predominantly studied in adults. The insights provided by these studies have led to the development of competing theories on the structure of WM and conflicting conclusions on how strongly WM components are related to higher order thinking skills such as fluid intelligence. However, it remains unclear whether and to what extent the theories and findings derived from adult data generalize to children. The purpose of the present study is therefore to investigate children's WM (N = 161), who attended classes at the end of kindergarten in Luxembourg. Specifically, we examine different structural models of WM and how its components, as defined in these models, are related to fluid intelligence. Our results indicate that short-term storage capacity primarily explains the relationship between WM and fluid intelligence. Based on these observations we discuss the theoretical and methodological issues that arise when children's WM is investigated. [less ▲]

Evaluation von Plurilingualität in einer multilingualen Gesellschaft: bloße Herausforderung und/oder Chance?

Scientific Conference (2010, September)

Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse von PISA 2009

in SCRIPT; EMACS (Eds.) PISA 2009. Nationaler Bericht Luxemburg (2010)

Luxemburger Schülerinnen und Schüler im internationalen Vergleich

in SCRIPT; EMACS (Eds.) PISA 2009. Nationaler Bericht Luxemburg (2010)

Unterschiede zwischen Schulformen und Schulen

in SCRIPT; EMACS (Eds.) PISA 2009. Nationaler Bericht Luxemburg (2010)

Kompetenzerwerb in Bezug auf das kulturelle und sozio‐ökonomische Umfeld

in SCRIPT; EMACS (Eds.) PISA 2009. Nationaler Bericht Luxemburg (2010)