Interdependencies Among Mathematics, Reading and Spelling Skills in Young Elementary School ChildrenSummary: The present study investigated the issue whether deficiencies in mathematics and reading/spelling are isolated phenomena, that is, only rarely co-...
The FRAG as a Computerized Diagnostic Test to Assess Visual Word RecognitionAbstract: The computerized word fragmentation test FRAG is commonly used in cognitive psychology to assess perceptual-attentive (bottom-up) and lexical (top-down) processes ...
Computer Training to Improve Childrens' Reading and Spelling SkillsSummaryObjectives and Methods: Sixteen students trained their reading and spelling skills with the computer programmes Budenberg 1 and 2 and the Comles Package for 1000 minutes over a ...
Fostering Seventh Graders’ Reading Comprehension: Effects of Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies in German and EnglishThis study investigated how the reading comprehension of 7th-grade students can be improved through peer-assisted learning strategies for ...
Teachers’ Diagnostic Skills to Judge Student Performance and Task Difficulty When Learning Materials Include Instructional PicturesTeachers’ diagnostic skills are important prerequisites for the planning, delivery, and evaluation of lessons. Learning ...
One Modality-Specific Word Memory is Sufficient – Word Memory Modality in Reading Beginners and Neural NetworksAbstract. Word structure effects denote that familiar letter sequences are easier to remember and to ...
Prediction of Reading Performance in Turkish-German Speaking Children: The Role of Phonological AwarenessMany studies have proved phonological awareness to be a significant predictor of reading competencies. Until now, however, it is unclear whether ...
Dimensional Comparison Effects Between Reading, Spelling and Math. An Extension of the I/E-Model for Elementary SchoolThe internal/external frame of reference model (I/E-model) postulates that students' self-concepts are formed by social as well as ...
Extended Analyses of the Migration-Related gap in Reading Achievement – Differential Item Functioning Between Children with and without an Immigrant Background Based on the Progress of Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)School achievement studies show ...
Transfer of formative assessment in primary school reading lessons – the mediating role of acceptability, feasibility and cooperationAbstract. This longitudinal study investigates the effects of three transfer ...
Abstract: Lexical decision tasks (LDTs) are often employed to implicitly measure each hemisphere's capacity to process semantic information. Different hemispheric patterns may result from tasks with explicit semantic demands (semantic decision tasks, SDTs)...
Abstract. In Germany, 7.5 Million individuals between 18 and 64 years are considered to be functionally illiterate (Grotlüschen & Riekmann, 2012). Functional illiterates have only rudimentary literacy skills ...
Abstract. The article discusses the emergence of a functional literacy construct and the rediscovery of illiteracy in industrialized countries during the second half of the 20th century. It offers a short ...
We assessed discomfort, time and number of saccades for reading a text superimposed to a moving background. When background moved in the main directions of reading (left to right or top to bottom), discomfort was rated significantly lower than when ...
The methodological assessment and qualitative evaluation of psychometric performance tests based on the example of modern tests that assess reading and spelling skillsAbstract. This article looks at a means of objectively evaluating the quality of ...
Abstract. Language development in children with migration background and parental reading to childrenIntroduction: The majority of children with a migration background suffer from language deficits in one or ...
The role of morphological awareness in reading and spelling performanceAbstract.Objective: Although morphological awareness (MA) is known to be important for literacy acquisition, there are few studies – and no ...
Zusammenfassung: In den letzten Jahrzehnten hat sich die Messung und Analyse von Blickbewegungen mehr und mehr zur einer Standardmethode für die Untersuchung des Lesens und der Leseentwicklung im Kindesalter entwickelt. Im vorliegenden Artikel werden ...
Gender Differences in Reading, Writing, and CalculationBackground: Cognitive gender differences and their origins are a hotly debated subject. Strict nature-nurture dichotomies concerning causal roles of gender differences are not useful for their ...
Exam Anxiety, School Achievement and Quality of Life in Third and Sixth Grade StudentsBackground: Learning disabilities are frequently associated with school-related anxiety in both children (Meyer, 2000) and adults (Ashcraft & Kirk, 2001; Eysenck et al.,...