Does instruction in semantic clustering and switching enhance Verbal Fluency in children?

Clinical Neuropsychologist

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1019-1037

  Hurks, Petra P M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Developmental trajectories; Meta cognition; Strategy use; Switching; Verbal Fluency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEMANTICS; STATISTICS; TEACHING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEMANTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TEACHING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84871898041     PISSN: 13854046     EISSN: 17444144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2012.708361     Document Type: Article

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