SMITMC06_0131825089.QXD 3/28/06 6:57 AM Page 239 REVISED PAGES CHAPTER Working Memory 6 Le arn i ng O b j ec t i ves 1. Using Working Memory 1.1. A Computer Metaphor 1.2. Implications of the Nature of Working Memory 2. From Primary Memory to Working Memory: A Brief History 2.1. William James: Primary Memory‚ Secondary Memory‚ and Consciousness 2.2. Early Studies: The Characteristics of Short-Term Memory 2.2.1. Brevity of Duration 2.2.2. Ready Accessibility 2.3. The Atkinson-Shiffrin Model: The
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Gender Differences in Students’ Academic Performance Students with urban and suburban backgrounds consistently outperformed students from rural and small-town areas. Parental education levels correlated with academic success. Considering the background of the study’s female participants one could reasonably expect women to outperform men. However‚ in spite of the higher indicators of success possessed by women‚ this expectation was not fulfilled. Data and background predictions did not match up
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advancement in the world of information technology and has become a useful instrument that has fostered the process of making the world a global village. It is the source of information that plays a significant role in the society especially among students. Based on the Merriam-Webster (2012)‚ Internet is an electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world. It provides an environment in which millions of people participate and
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Purpose: To inform Specific purpose: To inform my audience about my culture and life as a working student. Thesis Statement: Introduction For years‚ college students have been told that their college years would be the “time of their lives”‚ what people don’t tell us‚ is what makes it the time of our life. According to a National Retail Federation survey conducted in 2009‚ "Nearly 49.1 percent of college students will be living at home this year‚ meaning that just over half of you are living on your
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The Working Memory Faith MacDonald COM/156 02/10/2013 Alletha Saunders Imagine being a child sitting in a classroom‚ you have trouble concentrating‚ you cannot focus‚ there is too much background noise‚ you cannot seem to sit still‚ the teacher wants you to focus on your work and get it done. This is the life of a child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)‚ and it can be frustrating for both teacher and child. Children with ADHD often have trouble with their working memory
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to the Academic Performance of Students in the Statistics Course in Psychology ` ´ JOAN GUARDIA∗ ‚ MONTSERRAT FREIXA‚ MARIBEL PERO‚ JAUME TURBANY‚ ANTONIO COSCULLUELA‚ MAITE BARRIOS ` and XAVIER RIFA Dept. de Metodologia de les Ci` ncies del Comportament‚ Facultat de Psicologia‚ Divisi´ de e o Ci` ncies de la Salut (IV)‚ Universitat de Barcelona‚ Passeig de la Vall d’Hebron‚ 171‚ 08035 e Barcelona‚ Spain Abstract. Many studies have examined the factors that influence academic performance
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Working in teams: Evaluation of effective teamwork K. McNeill Grand Canyon University: Organizational Behavior 08/03/2013 Introduction What exactly is an effective team? The concept of an effective team refers to individuals who have been randomly selected to function as a collective group (professionally). As a group‚ they are responsible for meeting specific goals by illustrating excellent verbal communication
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The International Labour Office (International Labour Organization (ILO)‚ 1990a) defines working in shifts as “a method of organization of working time in which workers succeed one another at the workplace so that the establishment can operate longer than the hours of work of individual workers.” The European Council Directive 93/104 (1993) declares that concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time‚ shiftwork shall mean any method of organising work in shifts whereby workers succeed
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Analyzing LEP Students’ Academic Performance at Donna High School EDUL.6331.01 Analyzing LEP Students’ Academic Performance at Donna High School The current reality for public educational institutions in Texas is the new assessment tool used by the state‚ STAAR / EOC. The test has raised the bar in terms of what students need to be proficient in by the time they graduate from high school. With the change of assessment‚ there must come a change in the way instruction
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Learning performance talks about how do the student is accomplishing his or her duties‚responsibilities and studies. There are some factors that determine the status and the rate of students. Learning performanceis what you have shown you can do in a certain subject. Ability is a talent‚skills or proficiency in a particular area. It is what you can do‚ given ideal circumtance.You can think of it as being internal and hidden untilyou show what what you can do with your performance. Performance is the
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