The role of working memory in childhood education: Five questions and answers
Working memory is the mental ability to temporarily store and manipulate information. Its functioning is distinct from the vast storage capacity of long-term memory and is crucial for optimal learning and development. There is considerable research on several theoretical aspects of working memory. F...
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| description | Working memory is the mental ability to temporarily store and manipulate information. Its functioning is distinct from the vast storage capacity of long-term memory and is crucial for optimal learning and development. There is considerable research on several theoretical aspects of working memory. Far less research has explored the application of such theory in order to understand how children perform in educational settings and to support and improve their academic performance. In this paper, five key aspects regarding working memory are considered and their implications for early childhood development, learning and education are discussed. These aspects include the role of the different components of working memory in early childhood learning, ways in which working memory is assessed in children, how verbal and visual working memory develop, how working memory difficulties manifest in children, and ways in which working memory can be improved. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-84fb643dfd7d418287b444d9a56766462022-12-21T23:29:31ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Childhood Education2223-76742223-76822015-09-0151e1e1810.4102/sajce.v5i1.347161The role of working memory in childhood education: Five questions and answersKate Cockcroft0University of WitwatersrandWorking memory is the mental ability to temporarily store and manipulate information. Its functioning is distinct from the vast storage capacity of long-term memory and is crucial for optimal learning and development. There is considerable research on several theoretical aspects of working memory. Far less research has explored the application of such theory in order to understand how children perform in educational settings and to support and improve their academic performance. In this paper, five key aspects regarding working memory are considered and their implications for early childhood development, learning and education are discussed. These aspects include the role of the different components of working memory in early childhood learning, ways in which working memory is assessed in children, how verbal and visual working memory develop, how working memory difficulties manifest in children, and ways in which working memory can be improved.https://sajce.co.za/index.php/sajce/article/view/347academic success, cognition, development, learning, working memory |
| spellingShingle | Kate Cockcroft The role of working memory in childhood education: Five questions and answers South African Journal of Childhood Education academic success, cognition, development, learning, working memory |
| title | The role of working memory in childhood education: Five questions and answers |
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| title_short | The role of working memory in childhood education: Five questions and answers |
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| topic | academic success, cognition, development, learning, working memory |
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