A well-known characteristic of working memory (WM) is its limited capacity. The source of
such limitations, however, is a continued point of debate. Developmental research is …

We investigated component language and cognitive skills of oral language comprehension
of narrative texts (ie, listening comprehension). Using the construction–integration model of …

Although frequency is recognized as an important factor in second language (L2)
acquisition, it has remained relatively underinvestigated in terms of its impact on the …

Executive functions and language skills play a critical role for children's school readiness.
The present study examined reciprocal relations between these two sets of skills among …

The current study aims to examine the influence of incorporating different emotional design
approaches into multimedia on 7th grade middle school students' positive emotions, mental …

Background The phenomenon of multilingualism and its impact on child development are in
the spotlight of latter-day psychology, and of utmost importance both for theory and practice …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to use an established model of working memory in
children to predict an established model of word learning to determine whether working …

Working memory (WM) may be an essential component of incidental vocabulary learning
and retention from captioned videos. However, how WM affects young learners' incidental …

Abstract Language and pictures are two major representational systems, but the relation
between them in early childhood is under-investigated. This study investigated the …

In prior work with adults, women were found to outperform men on a paired-associates word-
learning task, but only when learning phonologically-familiar novel words. The goal of the …