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Can Concept Mapping Facilitate Verbal Divergent Thinking?
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Xu, Xiaobo; Pang, Weiguo – Creativity Research Journal, 2020
It is well established that creativity can be stimulated by expanding the breadth of knowledge activation. In addition, some researchers have proposed that concept mapping can stimulate individuals into more flexible thinking processes. Based on the literature, three studies were conducted in the present research to systematically investigate…
Descriptors: Concept Mapping, Creative Thinking, College Students, Foreign Countries
How Well Do 5- to 7-Year-Old Children Remember the Spatial Structure of a Room?
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Yang, Yingying; Li, Weijia; Wang, Qi – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2022
Relatively few studies have directly examined children's memory of object-based spatial structure of room-sized environments. The current study investigated how children remember the spatial structure of a room, and the role of pictorial working memory (WM) and different testing perspectives in this process. In Experiment 1, 80 children aged 5 to…
Descriptors: Young Children, Spatial Ability, Memory, Short Term Memory
Whether Verbal and Visuospatial Working Memory Play Different Roles in Pupil's Mathematical Abilities
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Liang, Zhanhong; Dong, Peiqi; Zhou, Yanlin; Feng, Shanshan; Zhang, Qiong – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Background: Previous research showed a significant association between mathematics and working memory (WM). However, evidence regarding the different effects of verbal and visuospatial WM on mathematical abilities was very limited. Aims: The current research aims to explore the relationship between verbal and visuospatial WM with mathematical…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Verbal Ability, Visual Perception, Spatial Ability
A Cross-Cultural Study of Theory of Mind Using Strange Stories in School-Aged Children from Australia and Mainland China
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Wang, Si; Andrews, Glenda; Pendergast, Donna; Neumann, David; Chen, Yulu; Shum, David H. K. – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2022
To date, cross-cultural studies on Theory of Mind (ToM) have predominantly focused on preschoolers. This study focuses on middle childhood, comparing two samples of mainland Chinese (n = 126) and Australian (n = 83) children aged between 5.5 and 12 years. Strange Stories, the most commonly used measure of ToM, was employed. The study aimed to…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Preschool Children, Measures (Individuals), Story Telling
The Understanding of Emotion among Young Chinese Children
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Tang, Yulong; Harris, Paul L.; Pons, Francisco; Zou, Hong; Zhang, Wenjuan; Xu, Qunxia – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2018
The development of emotion understanding in young Chinese preschoolers was examined. The overall developmental trend, as measured by the Test of Emotion Comprehension (TEC), proved similar to that found among preschoolers in Western Europe. However, Chinese children performed better at understanding the distinction between real and apparent…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Preschool Children, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns
L2 Vocabulary Knowledge and L2 Listening Comprehension: A Structural Equation Model
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Li, Yang; Zhang, Xian – Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics / Revue canadienne de linguistique appliquée, 2019
The current study investigates how second language (L2) listening comprehension is associated with three dimensions of L2 vocabulary knowledge: size, depth, and fluency. Vocabulary knowledge tests administered to 290 participants measured L2 auditory vocabulary size, depth, and fluency. Afterward, participants took an International English…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Listening Comprehension, Correlation, Vocabulary Development