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Ginsburg, Véronique; van Dijck, Jean-Philippe; Previtali, Paola; Fias, Wim; Gevers, Wim – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2014
Spatial-numerical associations are observed when participants perform number categorization tasks. One such observation is the spatial numerical associations of response codes (SNARC) effect, showing an association between small numbers and the left-hand side and between large numbers and the right-hand side. It has long been argued that this…
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Short Term Memory, Verbal Ability, Numbers
Matloob Haghanikar, Mojgan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
As part of a collaborative study of the science preparation of elementary school teachers, we investigated the quality of students' reasoning and explored the relationship between sophistication of reasoning and the degree to which the courses were considered inquiry oriented. To probe students' reasoning, we developed open-ended written…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Thinking Skills, Science Education, Inquiry
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Feifer, Steven G.; Nader, Rebecca Gerhardstein; Flanagan, Dawn P.; Fitzer, Kim R.; Hicks, Kelly – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2014
The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the various neurocognitive processes concomitant to reading by attempting to identify various subtypes of reading disorders in a referred sample. Participants were 216 elementary school students in grades two through five who were given select subtests of the Woodcock Johnson-III Tests of…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Neurology, Cognitive Processes, Reading Processes