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Kotowicz, Justyna; Woll, Bencie; Herman, Rosalind – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2023
The aim of this study is twofold: To examine if deafness is invariably associated with deficits in executive function (EF) and to investigate the relationship between sign language proficiency and EF in deaf children of deaf parents with early exposure to a sign language. It is also the first study of EF in children acquiring Polish Sign Language.…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Deafness, Correlation, Sign Language
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Biedron, Adriana; Szczepaniak, Anna – Modern Language Journal, 2012
The role of short-term memory and working memory in accomplished multilinguals was investigated. Twenty-eight accomplished multilinguals were compared to 36 mainstream philology students. The following instruments were used in the study: three memory subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale (Digit Span, Digit-Symbol Coding, and Arithmetic,…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Multilingualism, Intelligence Quotient, Aptitude Tests