Working memory span in sequential and non sequential digital and word stimuli of Jordanian students 4 through 20 years old

The study goal was investigating working memory span of students in Jordan from four to twenty years old, in digital and word sequential and non-sequential recalling tasks, and comparing them with the western working memory span criteria. A Sample of 510 participants, from kindergarten to college st...

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Published in:International journal of applied educational studies 2012-04, Vol.13 (1), p.78
Main Authors: Tawalbeh, Aesheh, Mahasneh, Randa, Al-Azzawi, Mohammed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognition & reasoning
College Students
Educational aspects
Educational psychology
Long Term Memory
Memory
Physiological aspects
Psychoanalysis
Research Methodology
Short Term Memory
Stimuli (Psychology)
Students
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Summary:The study goal was investigating working memory span of students in Jordan from four to twenty years old, in digital and word sequential and non-sequential recalling tasks, and comparing them with the western working memory span criteria. A Sample of 510 participants, from kindergarten to college students participated in the current study. Two digital and word instruments were developed to assess the memory span, each of them has two versions; one for sequential, and the other for non-sequential recalling tasks. Memory span for each individual is defined when he/she cannot retrieve the digits, or the words written on a card. His /Her score represented by the last successful answer. Results indicated that means of the working memory span increases by age. Non sequential memory span was larger than sequential. Jordan students memory span, in general, were higher than the western working memory span, especially in adulthood. This result, perhaps, is due to culture factors which emphasize memorizing.
ISSN:1996-773X
1996-773X