Can interactive working memory training improving learning?

Tracy Alloway

Journal of Interactive Learning Research Vol. 23, No. 3 (July 2012) pp. 197–207

Background. Working memory is linked to learning outcomes and there is emerging evidence that training working memory can yield gains in working memory and fluid intelligence. Aims. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether...

The predictive ability of IQ and Working Memory scores in literacy in an adult population

Tracy Packiam Alloway; David Gregory

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 57, No. 1 (2013) pp. 51–56

Literacy problems are highly prevalent and can persist into adulthood. Yet, the majority of research on the predictive nature of cognitive skills to literacy has primarily focused on development and adolescent populations. The aim of the present...

Language: English

Investigating the link between cognitive skills and learning in non-comorbid samples of ADHD and SLI

Tracy Packiam Alloway; Adam Stein

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 64, No. 1 (2014) pp. 26–31

The aim of this study was to investigate how two cognitive skills—working memory and IQ—are linked to learning in students with ADHD or SLI. Although there has been much research examining ADHD and its co-morbidity with language impairment, little...

Language: English

Working memory and sentence recall in children

Tracy Packiam Alloway; Faye Ledwon

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 65, No. 1 (2014) pp. 1–8

The present study compared the contributions of phonological memory and semantic knowledge, as well as working memory, in sentence recall in children. A lure intrusion paradigm was used with three different lures that were all equally plausible in...

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Social networking sites and cognitive abilities: Do they make you smarter?

Tracy Packiam Alloway; John Horton; Ross G. Alloway; Clare Dawson

Computers & Education Vol. 63, No. 1 (April 2013) pp. 10–16

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the impact of social networking sites (SNS) on cognitive abilities and reported levels of social connectedness in adolescents. In order to provide a reliable measure of cognitive skills,...

Language: English

An investigation of cognitive overlap in working memory profiles in children with developmental disorders

Tracy Packiam Alloway; Tahir Seed; Furtuna Tewolde

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 75, No. 1 (2016) pp. 1–6

We investigated the nature of cognitive independence or overlap between working memory and IQ in the following developmental disorder groups: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Intellectual Disability (ID), and Speech and Language Impairment (SLI)....

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Investigating working memory and sustained attention in dyslexic adults

Tracy Packiam Alloway; Samantha Wootan; Peter Deane

International Journal of Educational Research Vol. 67, No. 1 (2014) pp. 11–17

The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the profile of working memory and sustained attention skills in adults with dyslexia. Measures of verbal and visuo-spatial working memory functioning and sustained attention with stimulus presentation...

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Evaluating the Validity of the Automated Working Memory Assessment

Tracy Alloway; Susan E. Gathercole; Hannah Kirkwood; Julian Elliott

Educational Psychology Vol. 28, No. 7 (December 2008) pp. 725–734

The aim of the present study was to investigate the construct stability and diagnostic validity of a standardised computerised tool for assessing working memory: the Automated Working Memory Assessment (AWMA). The purpose of the AWMA is to provide...