sebastian and hernandez gil study Flashcards
what was the year of the study
2012
what was the aim
To investigate the development of the phonological loop in children between ages five and 17 using digitspan as a measure of the phonological capacity
what were the results compared to
anglo saxon results
health adult
dementia patients
what method was used
field
how many people were in the sample
570
where were ppts sourced from
schools in madrid
how many healthy adults and dementia patients
25 of both
what ppts screened for
learning imparement and hearing abilities non had any problems
iv
year group and addition of every digit
dv
how many digits were recalled in the correct order
how many groups were ppts divided into
5
how many sequences were read out to begin with
3
of how many digits
3
what happened after this
an extra digit was added
what speed were digitd read out
1 per sec
how many times was the sequence repeated
3 times
what result was recorded - digit span
the Longest sequence a child could recall two times out of three presented in order without error
what did the results show
digit span increased with age
age 5 result mean
3.76
what age did digit span increase up until and then slow until
11 and slowed until 17
6-8 mean
4.34
9 mean
5
11 mean
5.28
17 mean
5.91
