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标题：Investigating the effect of literacy on adults'working memory performance
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作者：Kamal Dorrani ; Iraj Azizi ; Mohsen Nazarzadeh Zare 等
期刊名称：Journal of Educational Sciences & Psychology
印刷版ISSN：2247-6377
电子版ISSN：2247-8558
出版年度：2013
卷号：3
期号：2
页码：99-119
语种：English
出版社：Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti
摘要：This study examined the effect of literacy on adults'working memory performance and its subsystems (phonological loop,visuo-spatial sketchpad and central executive) in Kurdestan,Iran.The study was based on a descriptive methodology,using a causal-comparative method.The sample consisted of adult students in the final course of Nehzat Savad Amouzi Organization (NSAO) in Kurdestan,made up of 76 individuals who constituted the literate group and were matched with 76 other students who constituted the illiterate group.The 67 adults in each group were matched for age,gender,job,and intelligence.For investigating the differences between the two groups,multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used.The results of the MANOVA analysis indicated that there was a significant difference (p 0.001) between the groups in working memory performance and all its subsystems.This study suggests that,literacy could be the main factor in improving the working memory performance in adulthood.
关键词：literacy;working memory;phonological loop;visuo-spatial sketchpad;central executive