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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"Cognitive skill"”.
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Brain Drain Or Brain Gain? Cognitive Skill Training With Novice Video Game Players With Casual Video Games
… some suggesting that vgp may improve various cognitive skills such as spatial skills, attentional skills, executive control, and problem solving. Other studies refute or qualify these findings. Additionally, different types of games have been related to improvements in differing cognitive …
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Essays on Parental Migration and Child Development
… consists two chapters that study children's cognitive development and parental migration in developing countries. In the first chapter, I develop a structural model of household migration to understand the effects of parental migration decisions on the dynamics of children's cognitive skill …
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CONDITIONS OF PRACTICE FOR PERCEPTUAL-COGNITIVE SIMULATION TRAINING IN SPORT
… practice, retention and transfer of perceptual-cognitive skill, specifically anticipation in tennis. First, from the motor skills literature, the contextual interference (CI) effect was investigated for the first time in perceptual-cognitive skill training. A blocked and random schedule of …
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An Exploration of the Determinants of Attitude toward Computers in Middle School Students
… a complex phenomenon, with different aspects of cognitive skill as determinants. Furthermore, no simplistic generalization concerning attitude toward computers was truly applicable. Computer literacy had the strongest main effect. The analytic skill scale, the sequential processing skill scale, …
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An Outcome-Based Competency Model for Systems Engineering Trainees
… for systems engineers across three categories: cognitive, skill-based, and behavioral. The model was further refined via qualitative and quantitative analysis of formal interviews of subject matter experts in the field of systems engineering workforce management. The refined model classifies 28 …
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A cognitive schematic paradigm for expository essay writing in secondary schools
… as a problem solving strategy is a high level cognitive skill . In adhering to this assumption, a cognitively based schematic organizer known as a cross-classification chart was tested for its effectiveness a t the planning stage of the writing process . Results were not significant in any of …
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The role of first and second language speech rhythm in syntactic ambiguity processing and musical rhythmic aptitude
… language processing, and its transferability as cognitive skill to the music domain.
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Evaluation of Attention and Executive Control within a Model of Gf-Gc Cognitive Functioning
… guided the development of most contemporary cognitive ability tests (Kaufman and Kaufman, 2004; Wechsler, 2003), as it enumerates general cognitive ability through the evaluation of its multiple components. This study involved an investigation of the Gf-Gc domains including added attention …
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The relationship between theory of mind, empathy and social functioning in people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia
… on measures of that particular social cognitive skill, implying that rehabilitation does have some positive effects. However, research investigating the clinical utility of such rehabilitation (for example the impact on social functioning) is lacking. There is some evidence to suggest …
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Gender bias in the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study 2003 (TIMMS) for Canadian students /
… bias, unbalanced number of items suited to the cognitive skill of one gender, and to compare performance by location. Results of the Grade 8, math portion of the test were examined. Items were coded as verbal, spatial, verbal /spatial or neither and as conventional or unconventional. A Kruskal- …
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Recognition of Human Facial Expressions of Emotion in the Domestic Horse (Equus caballus)
… significantly above chance indicates that the cognitive skill is within the capacity of the species. Therefore, it is suggested that horses can discriminate between neutral human facial expressions and facial expressions of emotion. However, as only a few horses reached discrimination, …
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Social skills training for individuals with schizophrenia: Evaluation of treatment outcome and acquisition of social and cognitive skills.
Social and cognitive skill acquisition were evaluated in 33 (male=24, female=11) outpatients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. A social skills training treatment group (n=19) was compared to a wait-list control (n=14). Participants' mean age was 41 years, mean number of …
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An Early College High School Case Study: Experiences that Impact Self-identified College Readiness
… including academic/subject matter preparedness, cognitive skill development, academic behaviors, and college knowledge (i.e. contextual knowledge of college). The study identified student self-perceptions through rigorous 30-60 minute interviews with a cohort of eight students at the …
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DIFFERENTIAL RETURNS TO EDUCATION ACROSS COGNITIVE ABILITY LEVELS: EVIDENCE FROM CEBU LONGITUDINAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION SURVEY DATA
… to education in association with childhood cognitive ability for Filipino youth using the Cebu Longituditional Health and Nutrition Survey Data. After reviewing wide range of literature on returns to education and cognitive ability, we find that limited studies have been done concerning the …
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DOMAIN-SPECIFIC AND DOMAIN-GENERAL INFLUENCES ON EARLY MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY
… and VSSP functioning are domain-general cognitive skills which have been shown to contribute to distinct aspects of early numerical competence (Krajewski & Schneider, 2009; LeFevre et al., 2010). Krajewski and Schneider’s model (2009) proposes three distinct developmental levels of early …
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Maximizing the Potential of Multiple-choice Items for Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment
When applying cognitive diagnostic models, the goal is to accurately estimate students’ diagnostic profiles. The accuracy of these estimates may be enhanced by looking at the types of incorrect options a student selects. This thesis research examines the additional diagnostic information available …
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Integrating Idea Mapping into Professional Development and Practice: A Guidebook for Educators
… one’s own planning, organizing, creative, and cognitive skill sets. In practice over time, idea mapping can expand one’s own cognitive abilities, and when employed in a workshop style setting where practitioners can view one another’s thought processes, participants can benefit from witnessing …
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Resting-state and task functional magnetic resonance imaging correlates of early language development in temporal and frontal lobe
Language is a critically important cognitive skill that enables both higher-order cognition andinteraction between individuals. Children face a daunting task of acquiring their first language through passive input, a task they do remarkably well in only a few short years. Linguistic processing is …
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The nature and experiences of the dyslexia population in higher education : a case study
… has a role in developing self-awareness and meta-cognitive skill. Study environment requirements are an area of student needs that would benefit from further investigation. Feedback on Needs Assessment recommendations highlights the need for more training opportunities and better ways to introduce …
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