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

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Education & instruction
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/3662

Title :	Children's working memory: Its structure and relationship to fluid intelligence
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Hornung, Caroline [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Educational Measurement and Applied Cognitive Science (EMACS) >]
	Brunner, Martin [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Educational Measurement and Applied Cognitive Science (EMACS) >]
	Reuter, Robert [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Educational Measurement and Applied Cognitive Science (EMACS) >]
	Martin, Romain [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Educational Measurement and Applied Cognitive Science (EMACS) >]
Publication date :	2011
Journal title :	Intelligence
Publisher :	Elsevier
Volume :	39
Issue/season :	4
Pages :	210-221
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBilu)
ISSN :	0160-2896
Keywords :	[en] Working memory ; Short-term storage ; Fluid intelligence ; Children ; Structural equation models
Abstract :	[en] 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.
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/3662
DOI :	10.1016/j.intell.2011.03.002
Commentary :	3.120

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