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ERIC Number: EJ582413
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0965
The Differential Maturation of Two Processing Rates Related to Digit Span.
Cowan, Nelson
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, v72 n3 p193-209 Mar 1999
Established the differential maturation of rapid-speaking durations and the durations of interword pauses in the memory-span-task responses of first, third and fifth graders. Found that a particular memory span is accompanied by different profiles of processing rates in children of different ages. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Articulation (Speech), Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Memory, Recall (Psychology), Retention (Psychology), Short Term Memory, Speech
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Memory Operating Characteristics; Memory Span; Speech Rate; Speech Recognition; Working Memory