在小学阶段,阅读,数学,科学和口头工作记忆之间的共同发展
1Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Child development
|July 10, 2023
概括
阅读和科学等学术技能在高能力的学生中表现出互惠主义. 这种学术互惠主义,特别是在数学中,将技能和认知能力联系在一起,通过密集练习潜在地提高了表现.
科学领域:
- 认知心理学 认知心理学
- 教育心理学教育心理学
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
背景情况:
- 了解学术技能和认知能力之间的相互作用对于教育干预至关重要.
- 之前的研究已经探讨了技能发展,但人内效应和互惠主义需要进一步调查.
研究的目的:
- 检查学术技能 (阅读,数学,科学) 和这些技能与口头工作记忆之间的个人内相互关系.
- 调查这些关系在一般人口样本和特定高或低技能群体在小学年级.
主要方法:
- 纵向研究设计追踪2至5年级的学生.
- 分析学术技能和口头工作记忆,使用一个大,多样化的样本 (N=859-9040).
- 对社会经济地位和性别进行统计控制,并进行敏感性分析.
主要成果:
- 在所有高能力群体中,在阅读和科学技能之间观察到显著的相互关系.
- 阅读/数学技能和口头工作记忆之间的相互关系特别在高数学学生中发现.
- 在对社会经济地位和性别进行控制后,这些发现是强大的.
结论:
- 高技能的学生,特别是那些在数学方面出色的学生,可能会从学术技能和认知功能之间的相互关系中受益.
- 这种学术互惠主义可以通过密集,高质量的学术参与和实践来推动.
- 研究结果表明,专注于技能相互依赖的有针对性的干预措施可能会提高学业成绩.
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