Tuesday, February 28, 2017

ResearchGate raises $52.6M for its social research network for scientists

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ResearchGate raises $52.6M for its social research network for scientists

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As LinkedIn continues to reign as the world's largest social network for the wider working world, we are seeing the rise of…

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Research Byte: Psychometric Properties of Adolescent Time Inventory Time Attitude (ATI-TA) Scores in Three Waves of Longitudinal Data. via BrowZine

Psychometric Properties of Adolescent Time Inventory Time Attitude (ATI-TA) Scores in Three Waves of Longitudinal Data.
Worrell, Frank C.; McKay, Michael T.; Andretta, James R.
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Monday, February 27, 2017

Brain Training - The "Controversy"



Brain Training - The "Controversy"

The Meriam-Webster defines training as: "the skill, knowledge, or experience acquired by one that trains." In combination with the word "brain" it becomes a…

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Saturday, February 25, 2017

Research Byte: Visual-spatial working memory important for math achievement

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David Geary does some of the best math learning research availble. Good stuff.




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Friday, February 24, 2017

Research Byte: The American Psychological Association Task Force assessment of violent video games: Science in the service of public interest. via BrowZine

The American Psychological Association Task Force assessment of violent video games: Science in the service of public interest.
Calvert, Sandra L.; Appelbaum, Mark; Dodge, Kenneth A.; Graham, Sandra; Nagayama Hall, Gordon C.; Hamby, Sherry; Fasig-Caldwell, Lauren G.; Citkowicz, Martyna; Galloway, Daniel P.; Hedges, Larry V.
American Psychologist: Vol. 72 Issue 2 – 2017: 126 - 143

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Research Byte: Advanced, Analytic, Automated (AAA) Measurement of Engagement During Learning via BrowZine

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Advanced, Analytic, Automated (AAA) Measurement of Engagement During Learning
D'Mello, Sidney; Dieterle, Ed; Duckworth, Angela
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Thursday, February 23, 2017

Creative People Have Better-Connected Brains, Scans Reveal



Creative People Have Better-Connected Brains, Scans Reveal

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Is creativity wired into us? Highly creative people have more neural connections between the left and right sides of their brains,…

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The science of mind wandering



As per usual, an excellent blog post by Jon Leiff.  

The science of mind wandering

Some feel that spontaneous thought occurring without specific stimulation is closest to understanding how we define ourselves. These seemingly random self-produced…

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Tuesday, February 21, 2017

How to Build a Time Machine



How to Build a Time Machine

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When the seemingly unimaginable—at least to certain people—happened and Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 Presidential election, many of her supporters suddenly started asking…

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Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Research Byte: bMental Health of Extremely Low Birth Weight Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. via BrowZine

Mental Health of Extremely Low Birth Weight Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Mathewson, Karen J.; Chow, Cheryl H. T.; Dobson, Kathleen G.; Pope, Eliza I.; Schmidt, Louis A.; Van Lieshout, Ryan J.
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Research Byte: New estimates on the relationship between IQ, economic growth and welfare via BrowZine

New estimates on the relationship between IQ, economic growth and welfare
Hafer, R.W.
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Research Byte: Separating power and speed components of standardized intelligence measures via BrowZine

Separating power and speed components of standardized intelligence measures
Estrada, Eduardo; Román, Francisco J.; Abad, Francisco J.; Colom, Roberto
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Monday, February 13, 2017

Education needs an overhaul, World Government Summit hears



Education needs an overhaul, World Government Summit hears

DUBAI // Education systems across the globe need an overhaul because they are out of sync with the aspirations of newer generations. That was…

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Separating power and speed components of standardized intelligence measures



Separating power and speed components of standardized intelligence measures

• A simple method (SQi) allows identifying items biased by speed in standardized tests applied under time constraints. • We…

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Sunday, February 12, 2017

Reassessing the relationship between general intelligence and self-control in childhood



Reassessing the relationship between general intelligence and self-control in childhood

• Intelligence associated with greater self-control during childhood • The association between intelligence and…

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The Woodley Effect



The Woodley Effect

Everyone knows about the Flynn Effect, but very few about the Woodley Effect. When Woodley was working on his paper in 2013 "Were the Victorians cleverer than us? The decline in…

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Saturday, February 11, 2017

Exercise Is ADHD Medication



Exercise Is ADHD Medication

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Physical movement improves mental focus, memory, and cognitive flexibility; new research shows just how critical it is to academic performance. Mental exercises to build…

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Friday, February 10, 2017

Research Byte: Effects of sibship size on intelligence, school performance and adult income: Some evidence from Swedish data via BrowZine

Effects of sibship size on intelligence, school performance and adult income: Some evidence from Swedish data
Wänström, Linda; Wegmann, Bertil
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Research Byte: Birth weight and cognitive ability in adulthood: A systematic review and meta-analysis via BrowZine

Birth weight and cognitive ability in adulthood: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Grove, Benjamin J.; Lim, Shujing J.; Gale, Catharine R.; Shenkin, Susan D.
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Thursday, February 09, 2017

Research Byte: Direct and indirect influences of executive functions on mathematics achievement via BrowZine

Direct and indirect influences of executive functions on mathematics achievement
Cragg, Lucy; Keeble, Sarah; Richardson, Sophie; Roome, Hannah E.; Gilmore, Camilla
Cognition: Vol. 162 – 2017: 12 - 26

10.1016/j.cognition.2017.01.014

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The Internet and your brain are more alike than you think | Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News



The Internet and your brain are more alike than you think | Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News

LA JOLLA–(February 9, 2017) Although we spend a lot of our time online nowadays–streaming music and…

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WJ IV ASB 8 available: The WJ IV Core-Selective Evaluation Process Applied to the Identification of a Specific Learning Disability

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WJ IV ASB # 8 (The WJ IV™ Core-Selective Evaluation Process Applied to Identification of a Specific Learning Disability) is now available (click here to download)

Fredrick A. Schrank, PhD, ABPP

T ammy L. Stephens-Pisecco, PhD

Edward K. Schultz, PhD

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Each of the WJ IV batteries contains a “core” set of tests that provides a representative survey of abilities measured by the battery. Examiners can selectively administer additional tests to provide greater breadth of measurement in an area of cognition or linguistic competency or in a domain of achievement. This Assessment Service Bulletin describes how to use the WJ IV in a core-selective evaluation process (C-SEP) for identification of a specific learning disability (SLD). The basic premise of the C-SEP model for SLD identification is that test selection and data analysis are proportional to problem complexity—based on the presenting problem or referral question and the evaluator's professional judgment in determining what tests to administer . Information provided in this bulletin can be used to support professional judgment in determining what tests, beyond the core tests, to administer in an evaluation. Test-to-cluster correlation tables support the validity of the C-SEP as a data-based model for diagnostic decision making.

I did contribute the appendix which reports correlations from the WJ IV norm sample between all the Cognitive and Oral Language tests and the WJ IV achievement clusters at different age groups. We ran out of time to get this information in the technical manual. It should help with the design of selective referral-focused assessments, as described in the ASB.

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Memory Training Builds Up Brain’s Gray Matter in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment



Memory Training Builds Up Brain's Gray Matter in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment

In a study comparing the effects of memory training and yoga meditation in older adults, researchers found…

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Research Byte: Intelligence measures as diagnostic tools for children with specific learning disabilities via BrowZine

Intelligence measures as diagnostic tools for children with specific learning disabilities
Giofrè, David; Toffalini, Enrico; Altoè, Gianmarco; Cornoldi, Cesare
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Research Byte: When and why the second-order and bifactor models are distinguishable via BrowZine

When and why the second-order and bifactor models are distinguishable
Mansolf, Maxwell; Reise, Steven P.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2017

Research Byte Fluid reasoning predicts future mathematical performance among children and adolescents via BrowZine

Fluid reasoning predicts future mathematical performance among children and adolescents
Green, Chloe T.; Bunge, Silvia A.; Briones Chiongbian, Victoria; Barrow, Maia; Ferrer, Emilio
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology: Vol. 157 – 2017: 125 - 143

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Research Byte: The Big Five personality traits, goal orientations, and academic achievement via BrowZine

The Big Five personality traits, goal orientations, and academic achievement
Sorić, Izabela; Penezić, Zvjezdan; Burić, Irena
Learning and Individual Differences: Vol. 54 – 2017: 126 - 134

10.1016/j.lindif.2017.01.024

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Research Byte: Development, Administration, and Structural Validity of a Brief, Computerized Neurocognitive Battery via BrowZine

Development, Administration, and Structural Validity of a Brief, Computerized Neurocognitive Battery
Moore, Tyler M.; Gur, Ruben C.; Thomas, Michael L.; Brown, Gregory G.; Nock, Matthew K.; Savitt, Adam P.; Keilp, John G.; Heeringa, Steven; Ursano, Robert J.; Stein, Murray B.
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Saturday, February 04, 2017

Research Byte: Checking the “Academic Selection” argument. Chess players outperform non-chess players in cognitive skills related to intelligence: A meta-analysis via BrowZine

Checking the "Academic Selection" argument. Chess players outperform non-chess players in cognitive skills related to intelligence: A meta-analysis
Sala, Giovanni; Burgoyne, Alexander P.; Macnamara, Brooke N.; Hambrick, David Z.; Campitelli, Guillermo; Gobet, Fernand
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The science behind creativity – what happens in the brain and why



The science behind creativity – what happens in the brain and why

Share Tweet Flip +1 Share Email Shares 313 What is creativity? There's an extraordinary new type of brain scan called an fMRI that…

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Friday, February 03, 2017

Research byte: Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD in the United States via BrowZine

Diagnosis and Treatment of ADHD in the United States
Fairman, Kathleen A.; Peckham, Alyssa M.; Sclar, David A.
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Thursday, February 02, 2017