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Wang, Li-Chih; Tasi, Hung-Ju; Yang, Hsien-Ming – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The present study presents a comparison of the cognitive inhibition abilities of dyslexic, dyscalculic, and control students. The participants were 45 dyslexic students, 45 dyscalculic students, and 45 age-, gender-, and IQ-matched control students. The major evaluation tools included six cognitive inhibition tasks which were restructured during…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Inhibition, Learning Disabilities, Cognitive Processes
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Pixner, S.; Zuber, J.; Hermanova, V.; Kaufmann, L.; Nuerk, H.-C.; Moeller, K. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Comparing numerical performance between different languages does not only mean comparing different number-word systems, but also implies a comparison of differences regarding culture or educational systems. The Czech language provides the remarkable opportunity to disentangle this confound as there exist two different number-word systems within…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Slavic Languages, Numbers, Schemata (Cognition)
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Foti, F.; Petrosini, L.; Cutuli, D.; Menghini, D.; Chiarotti, F.; Vicari, S.; Mandolesi, L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
This study aimed to evaluate spatial function in subjects with Williams syndrome (WS) by using a large-scale task with multiple rewards and comparing the spatial abilities of WS subjects with those of mental age-matched control children. In the present spatial task, WS participants had to explore an open space to search nine rewards placed in…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Spatial Ability, Rewards, Genetic Disorders
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Van Herwegen, Jo; Farran, Emily; Annaz, Dagmara – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM) is a standardised test that is commonly used to obtain a non-verbal reasoning score for children. As the RCPM involves the matching of a target to a pattern it is also considered to be a visuo-spatial perception task. RCPM is therefore frequently used in studies in Williams Syndrome (WS), in order to…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Raw Scores, Spatial Ability, Cognitive Processes