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Implicit Statistical Learning Is Directly Associated with the Acquisition of Syntax
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Kidd, Evan – Developmental Psychology, 2012
This article reports on an individual differences study that investigated the role of implicit statistical learning in the acquisition of syntax in children. One hundred children ages 4 years 5 months through 6 years 11 months completed a test of implicit statistical learning, a test of explicit declarative learning, and standardized tests of…
Descriptors: Learning Processes, Language Acquisition, Syntax, Language Patterns
Verbal Knowledge, Working Memory, and Processing Speed as Predictors of Verbal Learning in Older Adults
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Rast, Philippe – Developmental Psychology, 2011
The present study aimed at modeling individual differences in a verbal learning task by means of a latent structured growth curve approach based on an exponential function that yielded 3 parameters: initial recall, learning rate, and asymptotic performance. Three cognitive variables--speed of information processing, verbal knowledge, working…
Descriptors: Verbal Learning, Predictor Variables, Individual Differences, Short Term Memory
Knowledge, Strategy, and Motivational Contributions to Preschool Children's Object Recall.
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Lange, Garrett; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1989
Examined the contributions of 4 individual difference predictors for recall of object names in 93 children of 3 and 4 years. Results suggest that motivational factors contribute directly to young children's recall proficiency and do not mediate strategic study behavior. (RJC)
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Individual Differences, Knowledge Level, Learning Processes
Use of Strategies and Individual Differences in Children's Memory.
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Kail, Robert – Developmental Psychology, 1979
Examines interrelations among measures of memory in order to determine whether individual differences in 8- to 11-year-old children's performance on learning and memory tasks may be attributable to a general strategic factor. (CM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students