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Author(s): Dirk, Judith; Schmiedek, Florian
Title: Variability in children's working memory is coupled with perceived disturbance. An ambulatory assessment study in the school and out-of-school context
In: Research in Human Development, 14 (2017) 3, S. 200-218
DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2017.1340051
Publication Type: 3a. Beiträge in begutachteten Zeitschriften; Aufsatz (keine besondere Kategorie)
Language: Englisch
Keywords: Kind; Kognitive Prozesse; Leistung; Arbeitsgedächtnis; Lärm; Beeinflussung; Wahrnehmung; Veränderung; Schule; Freizeit; Schuljahr 03; Schuljahr 04; Smartphone; Aufgabe; Messung; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Empirische Untersuchung
Abstract: The detrimental effect of noise on cognitive performance particularly for younger children has been repeatedly demonstrated in numerous experimental and few field studies. We examined whether children's daily working memory (WM) performance is affected by daily perceived disturbance in the school and out-of-school context. In an ambulatory assessment study, 110 third and fourth grade students completed WM tasks and reported on their perceived disturbance on smartphones three times daily in and out of school for four weeks. Disturbance varied systematically within children and increased levels of disturbance were associated with decreased WM performance, independent of context. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Departments: Bildung und Entwicklung