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Recupero in... abilità visuo-spaziali: efficacia di un training multimediale per il potenziamento delle abilità non verbali nella scuola primaria
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Recupero in... Abilità visuo-spaziali: una proposta per il potenziamento delle funzioni non verbali nella scuola primaria
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Does the development of children visuo-spatial working memory influence the development of drawing abilities?
No full textExploring the effect of depressive symptoms and ageing on metamemory in an Italian adult sample
No full textThe current study aimed to investigate the effect of depression and age-related factors on metamemory measures in an Italian adult sample. Fifty-eight healthy participants were recruited in Northern Italy and were, respectively, assigned to the following groups: Young (20-30 years old), old (60-70 years old), and Very Old (71-84 years old). Participants were administered a battery of tests, including a word recall task, self-referent mnestic efficiency scales, general beliefs about memory, and depression measures. General beliefs about memory, self-efficacy, and beliefs about the control of personal memory were predicted by age, education, depression, and mnestic and cognitive efficiency. Finally, age-related differences were found in metamemory measures: the accuracy of mnestic control processes is thought to be lower by very old adults than by old and young individuals
Working memory functions in healthy elderly people: The impact of institutionalization and advancing age on mnestic efficiency
No full textIn nonpathological elders, cognitive decline is more evident by middle age and depends on different factors, such as speed of processing, nature of the task (i.e., storing versus processing), and type of stimuli (i.e., verbal versus visual and spatial) to be recalled. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of age and environmental factors (i.e., retirement home versus one’s own home) on visuo-spatial working memory functions of healthy elderly (73 to 81 years old) and very old participants (83 to 90 years old). Results showed that visuo-spatial working memory processes in the institutionalized sample were comparable with those in free-living participants. A differential age effect was more evident for mnestic tasks involving the manipulation of stimuli
Empowering visuo-spatial abilities among Italian primary school children: From theory to practice
No full textThe development of visuo-spatial abilities plays a crucial role in many scholastic achievements, such as the comprehension of a text containing topographic information, the solution of a geometrical problem. Nonetheless, despite its relevance, for many decades non-verbal abilities have been considered secondary to those implicated in further academic attainments, such as writing and reading. First, a definition of visuo-spatial abilities will be presented, then an overview of the main findings concerning the contribution of visuo-spatial working memory and related non-verbal abilities in early childhood and in primary school will be illustrated. Moreover, the impact of the atypical development of visuo-spatial abilities at school, that is, a definition of the so called Non Verbal Syndrome will be presented. Finally, embracing an applied perspective, a psychoeducational training that I developed to empower non-verbal abilities in typical developing Italian children attending primary school will be discusse
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