Memory abilities in generally gifted and excelling-in-mathematics adolescents

Leikin, Mark; Paz-Baruch, Nurit; Лейкин, Роза

doi:10.1016/j.intell.2013.07.018

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“…The skills of G-EM students in our study possibly indicate enhanced capacity of working memory coupled with inhibition of irrelevant information, which leads to higher ability in processing visual information. These abilities, which had been previously attributed to giftedness (Ackerman, Beier, & Boyle, 2005;Calero, García-Martín, Jiménez, Kazén, & Araque, 2007) and EM (Dark & Benbow, 1991) were partly demonstrated in our previous study on the memory abilities of these experimental groups (Leikin et al, 2013). Table 9.…”

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Speed of information processing in generally gifted and excelling-in-mathematics adolescents

Paz-Baruch

Leikin

Aharon‐Peretz

et al. 2014

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A considerable amount of recent evidence suggests that speed of information processing (SIP) may be related to general giftedness as well as contributing to higher mathematical ability. To date, no study has examined SIP associated with both general giftedness (G) and excellence in mathematics (EM). This paper presents a part of more extensive research aimed at a multidimensional examination of mathematical giftedness, which is a complex function of the G factor and EM factor. The research population consisted of four groups of 10th-11th grade students who differed in their G level and EM level. 190 participants performed five SIP tests: Visual-matching, Cross-out of numbers, Digit-symbol, Symbol-search and Simple arithmetic exercises. We found that the G-EM group outperformed the three other study groups on all five tests. The findings reveal that betweengroup differences in performance on Cross-out of numbers and Simple arithmetic exercises tests are associated with both G and EM factors, whereas especially the G factor had an effect on students' scores on Digit-symbol, Symbol-search and Visual-matching tests. In addition, we found gender differences on the Digit-symbol and Symbol-search tests. The results of this study suggest that EM and G factors are interrelated but represent different traits with respect to the SIP.

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“…By focusing on SIP, this study attempts to ascertain the cognitive processes associated with G and EM and, along with other parts of the larger study, it takes a step towards a comprehensive definition of mathematical giftedness (e.g. Leikin, Paz-Baruch, & Leikin, 2013;Leikin, 2014).…”

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Speed of information processing in generally gifted and excelling-in-mathematics adolescents

Paz-Baruch

Leikin

Aharon‐Peretz

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“…In another study, comparing memory and speed of processing in 160 16-to 18-year-old general gifted and excelling in mathematics male students, Leikin et al (2013) examined the memory and speed of processing abilities associated with general giftedness (G) and excellence in mathematics (E). Working-memory was found to be related to both G and E factors.…”

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“…With this in mind, educational programs for G-E students, should address the observation that these students have high abilities in visual-spatial memory and in information processing and implement the use of visual aids in teaching mathematics in gifted classes (e.g. Leikin et al 2013). …”

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Research On and Activities For Mathematically Gifted Students

Singer

Sheffield

Freiman

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“…Pickering, Knight, & Stegmann, 2004;Holmes & Adams, 2006;Imbo & LeFevre, 2010;Leikin, Paz-Baruch, & Leikin, 2013;Raghubar, Barnes, & Hecht, 2010;Wilson & Swanson, 2001). The vast majority of this research has focused on arithmetic, most often with children, and there has been comparatively little focusing on the cognitive skills associated with the performance of advanced mathematics in adults (Wei, Yuan, Chen, & Zhou, 2012).…”

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Mathematics students demonstrate superior visuo-spatial working memory to humanities students under conditions of low central executive processing load

2019

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Previous research has demonstrated that working memory performance is linked to mathematics achievement. Most previous studies have involved children and arithmetic rather than more advanced forms of mathematics. This study compared the performance of groups of adult mathematics and humanities students. Experiment 1 employed verbal and visuo-spatial working memory span tasks using a novel face-matching processing element. Results showed that mathematics students had greater working memory capacity in the visuo-spatial domain only. Experiment 2 replicated this and demonstrated that neither visuo-spatial short-term memory nor endogenous spatial attention explained the visuo-spatial working memory differences. Experiment 3 used working memory span tasks with more traditional verbal or visuo-spatial processing elements to explore the effect of processing type. In this study mathematics students showed superior visuo-spatial working memory capacity only when the processing involved had a comparatively low level of central executive involvement. Both visuo-spatial working memory capacity and general visuo-spatial skills predicted mathematics achievement.

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Memory abilities in generally gifted and excelling-in-mathematics adolescents

Cited by 35 publications

References 58 publications

Speed of information processing in generally gifted and excelling-in-mathematics adolescents

Speed of information processing in generally gifted and excelling-in-mathematics adolescents

Research On and Activities For Mathematically Gifted Students

Mathematics students demonstrate superior visuo-spatial working memory to humanities students under conditions of low central executive processing load

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