Susan Gathercole's useful work for
the educational psychologist
While
working on part 4 of my series of presentations about cognitive abilities, I
read a little of Susan Gatercole's work.
Susan
Gathercole makes the concept of working memory clear and useful in the school
context. She demonstrates how working
memory problems might affect the child's ability to learn and perform schoolwork. She explains how to recognize poor
working memory in the classroom, and gives ideas for teachers to help them work
better with children with poor working memory.
Who is Susan Gathercole?
This
is from Wikipedia:
Susan Gathercole is the Unit Director at the MRC
Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit.[1] She
is a research psychologist, best known for her studies into working memory deficits in children. She has worked
extensively with Professor Alan Baddeley, the co-creator, along with
Professor Graham Hitch, of arguably the most
well-researched working memory model.
Gathercole's
findings have demonstrated the link between working memory deficits in children
and poor academic outcomes.[2] Furthermore,
she has contributed to recent research showing that working memory deficits can
be overcome with computerised, adaptive working memory
training.[3]
Two links to Susan Gathercole's work:
Working memory in the classroom
A
four minute lecture in youtube:
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