Longitudinal evidence linking processing speed to the development of reasoning
Journal article
Kail, Robert V., Lervag, Arne and Hulme, Charles. (2016). Longitudinal evidence linking processing speed to the development of reasoning. Developmental Science. 19(6), pp. 1067 - 1074. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12352
Authors | Kail, Robert V., Lervag, Arne and Hulme, Charles |
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Abstract | Age-related change in processing speed has been linked directly to increases in reasoning as well as indirectly via increases in the capacity of working memory (WM). Most of the evidence linking change in speed to reasoning has come from cross-sectional research; in this article we present the findings from a 2½-year longitudinal study of 277 6- to-13-year-olds. On three occasions, speed of information processing was assessed with Visual Matching and Cross Out; WM was assessed with reading, listening, backward digit, alphabet, and operation span tasks; and nonverbal reasoning was assessed with Raven's progressive matrices. The results provided consistent evidence of direct links from processing speed to reasoning but inconsistent evidence for indirect links from speed to WM to reasoning. These findings suggest that variations in processing speed may constrain the development of reasoning, directly and perhaps indirectly. A video abstract of this article can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/nc0VlFdi468 |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Developmental Science |
Journal citation | 19 (6), pp. 1067 - 1074 |
Publisher | Blackwell Publishing Ltd |
ISSN | 1363-755X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12352 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84949009780 |
Page range | 1067 - 1074 |
Research Group | Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education (ILSTE) |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/86439/longitudinal-evidence-linking-processing-speed-to-the-development-of-reasoning
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