Can improving working memory prevent academic difficulties? A school based randomised controlled trial

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Roberts, Gehan ^a,b,d   Quach, Jon ^a,b   Gold, Lisa ^c   Anderson, Peter ^b,d   Rickards, Field ^e   Mensah, Fiona ^a,b,d   Ainley, John ^f   Gathercole, Susan ^g   Wake, Melissa ^a,b,d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f Australian Council for Educational Research   (Australia)

^g MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACADEMIC FAILURE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING; WORKING MEMORY; ACHIEVEMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMORY DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; TEACHING;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFTWARE;

EID: 79959214936     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-11-57     Document Type: Article

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