scholarly journals Development and Validation of a Working Memory Capacity Test for High School Students

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debby Mardiati ◽  
Dewi Maulina
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Working Memory ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Development And Validation

scholarly journals Meditation for Increased Mindfulness and Memory: An Analysis on the Impact of Meditation on Mindfulness and Working Memory Capacity in High School Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebeccah Fleischmann ◽  
Michael Posner
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Working Memory ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Meditation Group ◽  
The Impact

70% of high school students see anxiety and depression as a “major problem” among their peers (Pew Research Center). Meditation decreases anxiety and stress according to Harvard researchers. Stress and memory are very much connected as a recent study concluded that non-stressed people remember more items on average than stressed people. Although several studies have been done on the impacts of meditation, there has been no research done specifically on the impact of meditation on high school students’ working memory. This study utilized a pre-post survey design and a running control group to determine whether mindfulness and working memory capacity increased as a result of a week of daily meditation. Students were randomly assigned to the mindfulness meditation group or to the running control group. Both groups took The Human Benchmark memory test and the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (a Likert scale) before and after a week of meditation or running. The results proved to be significant, showing that mindfulness increased on average by .8 points, while the control only increased by .03 points on average. In addition, memory test scores increased by 40.3% for the meditation group compared to 8.3% for the control group.

scholarly journals Working Memory Capacity and Familiarity With Testing Environment

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Yi Lu ◽  
Jonathan Jones ◽  
Rachel Booth
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Test Performance ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Memory Span ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Test Analysis ◽  
Surrounding Environment

Previous studies have shown converging evidence that negative perceptions of the surrounding environment lead to lower standardized test performance among stigmatized individuals. However, there has been minimal research done about the underlying cognitive mechanism that may account for these effects. I hypothesized that unfamiliarity with the surrounding environment interferes with test performance because it limits individuals’ working memory capacity. This within-subjects experiment, with a total of 35 Leland High School students, tested that hypothesis. A self-produced version of the working memory span task was given to all participants in both of their prospective classrooms, familiar and unfamiliar. Through a matched-paired t-test analysis, the results demonstrated that unfamiliarity with the surrounding environment significantly limited one’s working memory capacity. Implications for future studies are discussed.

scholarly journals Training Working Memory in Adolescents Using Serious Game Elements: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wouter J Boendermaker ◽  
Thomas E Gladwin ◽  
Margot Peeters ◽  
Pier J M Prins ◽  
Reinout W Wiers
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Placebo Condition ◽  
Game Elements ◽  
Over Time

BACKGROUND Working memory capacity has been found to be impaired in adolescents with various psychological problems, such as addictive behaviors. Training of working memory capacity can lead to significant behavioral improvements, but it is usually long and tedious, taxing participants’ motivation to train. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate whether adding game elements to the training could help improve adolescents’ motivation to train while improving cognition. METHODS A total of 84 high school students were allocated to a working memory capacity training, a gamified working memory capacity training, or a placebo condition. Working memory capacity, motivation to train, and drinking habits were assessed before and after training. RESULTS Self-reported evaluations did not show a self-reported preference for the game, but participants in the gamified working memory capacity training condition did train significantly longer. The game successfully increased motivation to train, but this effect faded over time. Working memory capacity increased equally in all conditions but did not lead to significantly lower drinking, which may be due to low drinking levels at baseline. CONCLUSIONS We recommend that future studies attempt to prolong this motivational effect, as it appeared to fade over time.

scholarly journals Neurocognitive study of school performance among Moroccan high school students: The role of working memory

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-237
Author(s):  
Aziz Eloirdi ◽  
Ahmed Ahami ◽  
Khaoula Mammad
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Working Memory ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Performance ◽  
School Students ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Complex Figure ◽  
Neurocognitive Profile ◽  
Figure Test

ABSTRACT. The Moroccan school system suffers from recurring dysfunctions as reported by the National Evaluation Body (NEB). These results lead to the degradation of learning and academic performance, in which several factors come into play. In Morocco, studies focusing on the neurocognitive profile of students and its influence on school performance are very limited or rare. In this context, the present study aims to study the role of working memory in school performance among Moroccan high school students. Methods: our sample contains 146 high school students. A total of 78 boys and 68 girls participated in this study and the numerical version of The Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure test (ROCF) was used to assess working memory. Moreover, school performance is represented in this study by the mean obtained during the first semester. Results: the results of multiple linear regression revealed that working memory significantly explains variation in school performance. Conclusion: neuropsychological abilities, particularly working memory, significantly explain the deterioration in school performance of students reported by the National Evaluation Body.

Assessing students’ views of school climate: Developing and validating the What’s Happening In This School? (WHITS) questionnaire

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Aldridge ◽  
Kate Ala’I
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Effective Schools ◽  
Extensive Review ◽  
School Students ◽  
Validated Questionnaires ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Perceptions Of Bullying ◽  
Development And Validation

This article describes the development and validation of a six-scale survey to assess school climate in terms of students’ perceptions of the degree to which they feel welcome and connected, together with a scale to assess students’ perceptions of bullying. The development of each survey involved a multi-stage approach, including: 1) an extensive review of research related to school climate to identify components that can be considered important for effective schools made up of diverse students; 2) elucidating the scales identified in step one; and 3) writing individual items within the scales. Items from previously validated questionnaires were examined and, if appropriate, adapted. We used Trochim and Donnelly’s (2006) framework for construct validity to guide the validation of the new questionnaire. When the questionnaire was administered to a sample of 4067 high school students from eight schools, various statistical analyses ensured the questionnaire’s discriminant, convergent, concurrent and predictive validity.

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