ERIC Number: EJ876027
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Mar
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
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Serial-Order Short-Term Memory Predicts Vocabulary Development: Evidence from a Longitudinal Study
Leclercq, Anne-Lise; Majerus, Steve
Developmental Psychology, v46 n2 p417-427 Mar 2010
Serial-order short-term memory (STM), as opposed to item STM, has been shown to be very consistently associated with lexical learning abilities in cross-sectional study designs. This study investigated longitudinal predictions between serial-order STM and vocabulary development. Tasks maximizing the temporary retention of either serial-order or item information were administered to kindergarten children aged 4 and 5. At age 4, age 5, and from age 4 to age 5, serial-order STM capacities, but not item STM capacities, were specifically associated with vocabulary development. Moreover, the increase of serial-order STM capacity from age 4 to age 5 predicted the increase of vocabulary knowledge over the same time period. These results support a theoretical position that assumes an important role for serial-order STM capacities in vocabulary acquisition. (Contains 1 footnote and 8 tables.)
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Kindergarten, Vocabulary Development, Serial Ordering, Prediction, Longitudinal Studies, Task Analysis, Young Children, Foreign Countries, Multiple Regression Analysis, Reliability, Role, Nonverbal Ability, Correlation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Kindergarten
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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