Does accuracy and confidence in working memory performance relate to academic achievement in NAPLAN, the Australian national curriculum assessment?
Objective The aim of this study was to examine how accuracy and confidence in working memory performance relates to academic achievement as assessed in the Australian national curriculum assessment (National Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)). Method A total of 150 Australian schoolc...
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| description | Objective The aim of this study was to examine how accuracy and confidence in working memory performance relates to academic achievement as assessed in the Australian national curriculum assessment (National Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)). Method A total of 150 Australian schoolchildren enrolled in Year 4 participated in the study. Accuracy and confidence in performance of a working memory task were assessed. Associations between these working memory measurements and scores in each of the NAPLAN domains (numeracy, reading, persuasive writing, grammar, and spelling) were examined, separately for males and females. Results Accuracy in working memory performance was associated with achievement in all five NAPLAN domains, in both males and females. Confidence in working memory performance was also related to achievement, but the pattern of results differed for males and females. For females, significant associations were found between confidence and achievement in numeracy, reading, writing, and spelling. For males, confidence was associated with achievement in numeracy only. Females outperformed males in persuasive writing. There was a non‐significant trend for males to outperform females in numeracy. Conclusion The strong links between working memory and achievement highlight the importance of early detection of working memory problems. Further research is needed to examine the extent to which the pattern of results generalises to other year levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2be94e8793e24d3f906ec91e36c559b72023-09-19T08:54:46ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAustralian Journal of Psychology0004-95301742-95362018-12-0170438839510.1111/ajpy.1220712098904Does accuracy and confidence in working memory performance relate to academic achievement in NAPLAN, the Australian national curriculum assessment?Kerry A. Chalmers0Emily E. Freeman1School of Psychology, University of NewcastleSchool of Psychology, University of NewcastleObjective The aim of this study was to examine how accuracy and confidence in working memory performance relates to academic achievement as assessed in the Australian national curriculum assessment (National Assessment Program—Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)). Method A total of 150 Australian schoolchildren enrolled in Year 4 participated in the study. Accuracy and confidence in performance of a working memory task were assessed. Associations between these working memory measurements and scores in each of the NAPLAN domains (numeracy, reading, persuasive writing, grammar, and spelling) were examined, separately for males and females. Results Accuracy in working memory performance was associated with achievement in all five NAPLAN domains, in both males and females. Confidence in working memory performance was also related to achievement, but the pattern of results differed for males and females. For females, significant associations were found between confidence and achievement in numeracy, reading, writing, and spelling. For males, confidence was associated with achievement in numeracy only. Females outperformed males in persuasive writing. There was a non‐significant trend for males to outperform females in numeracy. Conclusion The strong links between working memory and achievement highlight the importance of early detection of working memory problems. Further research is needed to examine the extent to which the pattern of results generalises to other year levels.http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12207academic achievementconfidenceliteracynaplannumeracyworking memory |
| spellingShingle | Kerry A. Chalmers Emily E. Freeman Does accuracy and confidence in working memory performance relate to academic achievement in NAPLAN, the Australian national curriculum assessment? Australian Journal of Psychology academic achievement confidence literacy naplan numeracy working memory |
| title | Does accuracy and confidence in working memory performance relate to academic achievement in NAPLAN, the Australian national curriculum assessment? |
| title_full | Does accuracy and confidence in working memory performance relate to academic achievement in NAPLAN, the Australian national curriculum assessment? |
| title_fullStr | Does accuracy and confidence in working memory performance relate to academic achievement in NAPLAN, the Australian national curriculum assessment? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does accuracy and confidence in working memory performance relate to academic achievement in NAPLAN, the Australian national curriculum assessment? |
| title_short | Does accuracy and confidence in working memory performance relate to academic achievement in NAPLAN, the Australian national curriculum assessment? |
| title_sort | does accuracy and confidence in working memory performance relate to academic achievement in naplan the australian national curriculum assessment |
| topic | academic achievement confidence literacy naplan numeracy working memory |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12207 |
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