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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Visuospatial memory development is crucial for personalized education and understanding cognitive changes in the technological era.
  • Assessing these skills in children informs educational interventions and cognitive development research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate spatial working memory ability in primary school children using a novel visuospatial test, the Brick Game Task (BGT).
  • To evaluate the BGT's efficacy in assessing executive functions and its correlation with established cognitive tests.

Main Methods:

  • 228 Italian primary school children (ages 6-9) were divided into three age groups.
  • Participants completed the Digit Span test, Corsi Block-Tapping test, and three configurations of the Brick Game Task (M-BGT, CL-BGT, CR-BGT).

Main Results:

  • MANOVA revealed a significant effect of age group, with older children showing better global executive performance.
  • Regression analyses indicated that performance on the Corsi Block-Tapping test and age predicted M-BGT scores.
  • The Corsi Block-Tapping test and Digit Span test scores predicted CL-BGT performance, while all three (Corsi, Digit Span, Age) predicted CR-BGT performance.

Conclusions:

  • The novel Brick Game Task (BGT) is a sensitive and ecologically valid tool for assessing children's visuospatial working memory and executive functions.
  • Findings support the BGT's utility in identifying developmental trajectories of cognitive skills and developing tailored educational interventions.