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Cognitive offloading, using environmental aids, improved task performance for children with low working memory. However, these children did not perceive the aids as easier or choose them voluntarily.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Cognitive offloading, transferring mental processes to the environment, benefits adult task performance.
  • Limited research exists on cognitive offloading strategies for children, especially those with working memory deficits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effectiveness of cognitive offloading in children with poor working memory.
  • To explore whether environmental structuring aids task performance in this population.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments (N=166) involved children recalling color sequences using either ordered or randomly arranged blocks.
  • Experiment 2 included subjective difficulty ratings and a free-arrangement choice condition.
Keywords:
Cognitive offloadingDevelopmentalMetacognitionWorking memory

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Main Results:

  • The ordered block arrangement significantly improved task performance for children with low working memory.
  • Despite performance gains, children did not rate the ordered arrangement as easier or prefer it in free choice.

Conclusions:

  • Cognitive offloading strategies can benefit children with working memory challenges.
  • The findings suggest a dissociation between performance benefits and subjective experience/choice in cognitive offloading for children.