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Procedure for assessing verbal working memory in normal school-age children: some preliminary data
1Department of Audiology and Communication Disorders, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Perceptual and Motor Skills
|August 1, 1994
Summary
This study introduces the Competing Language Processing Task to assess children's word recall during demanding cognitive tasks. The findings provide insights into working memory capacity in children aged 6 to 12 years.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Cognitive Science
- Linguistics
Background:
- Assessing children's memory recall is crucial for understanding cognitive development.
- Working memory plays a vital role in language comprehension and production.
- Existing methods may not fully capture the dynamic nature of memory under cognitive load.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and describe the Competing Language Processing Task (CLPT).
- To evaluate the CLPT's effectiveness in assessing lexical recall in children.
- To investigate working memory processes during language tasks in children.
Main Methods:
- Development of the Competing Language Processing Task (CLPT).
- Testing the procedure with 68 typically developing children.
- Participants aged 6, 8, 10, and 12 years were assessed.
Main Results:
- The CLPT procedure was successfully developed and implemented.
- The task effectively assessed lexical recall under competing language demands.
- Data from 68 children aged 6-12 years were collected and analyzed.
Conclusions:
- The Competing Language Processing Task is a viable method for evaluating children's lexical recall.
- The task provides insights into working memory dynamics during language processing.
- Further research can utilize the CLPT to explore memory and language development in children.