The measurement of visuo-spatial and verbal-numerical working memory: Development of IRT-based scales

Intelligence

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-182

  Vock, Miriam ^a   Holling, Heinz ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gifted children; Giftedness; High abilities; Working memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 38549142622     PISSN: 01602896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2007.02.004     Document Type: Article

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