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The Effect of Non-Verbal Working Memory on Graphic Symbol Selection
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Shin, Sangeun; Park, HyunJu – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2022
To identify the relationship between non-verbal working memory and graphic symbol selection, this study examined whether the response time to select target symbols in a sentence construction task differed between two groups: a high non-verbal working memory group and a low non-verbal working memory group. The interaction effect between non-verbal…
Descriptors: Nonverbal Ability, Short Term Memory, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Visual Aids
Reported Communication Abilities of Individuals with Severe Mental Retardation.
McLean, Lee K.; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1996
Evaluation of questionnaires on the expressive communication skills of 211 individuals with severe mental retardation (including both children and adults in a variety of residential settings) revealed a wide range of communication abilities, with a significantly larger percentage of adults than children communicating at symbolic levels. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Children, Communication Skills
Measuring Iconic-Symbolic Classification: It Doesn't MAP Out.
Abkarian, G. G. – Journal of Childhood Communication Disorders, 1986
Eighty unimpaired adults took the iconic-symbolic (I-S) subtest of the Muma Assessment Program under traditional protocols and revised instructions like those used in classic studies of classification ability. Only 18 functioned at the symbolic level as defined by the protocols; revised instructions more frequently evoked the expected symbolic…
Descriptors: Adults, Classification, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages
Transparency and Recall of Symbols among Intellectually Handicapped Adults.
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Mizuko, Mark; Reichle, Joe – Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 1989
The investigation examined the transparency and recall of symbols representing three parts of speech (nouns, verbs, and descriptors) from three different graphic symbol systems (Blissymbols, Picture Communication System, and Picsyms) among adults with intellectual handicaps. Results suggested that Blissymbols were the least transparent and hardest…
Descriptors: Adults, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Difficulty Level, Learning Processes
The Effects of Character Complexity on Recognizing Chinese Characters.
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Qian, Gaoyin; And Others – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 1994
Effects of varying the complexity of written Chinese characters in a lexical decision task were studied for 40 adult Chinese students. Results suggest that complexity affects reaction time when subjects identify characters they often read. Theoretical implications are discussed in terms of the interaction of basic perceptual processes and…
Descriptors: Adults, Chinese, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
Effects of Symbol, Referent, and Instructional Variables on the Acquisition of Aided and Unaided Symbols by Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders.
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Koul, Rajinder K.; Schlosser, Ralf W.; Sancibrian, Sherry – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2001
This article reviews research on the role of symbolic, referent, and instructional variables on the acquisition of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) symbols by individuals with autism and severe speech and language impairments. Two vignettes illustrate findings of the review. (Contains references.) (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Autism, Children