Evaluation of Executive Functions and Working Memory in Gifted and Average Students

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LEANA M. Z., Cinan S.

World Conference on Psychology and Sociology, Antalya, Turkey, 1 - 04 December 2012, pp.112-113, (Summary Text)

• Publication Type: Conference Paper / Summary Text
• City: Antalya
• Country: Turkey
• Page Numbers: pp.112-113
• Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

 

The study examined working memory and planning abilities of gifted and

average students.

 

The participants were 27 gifted and 16 average students attending a “Gifted

Students Education Project” at Beyazıt Ford Otosan Primary School and 23 gifted

and 23 average students attending a regular program at different primary schools in Istanbul/Turkey.

 

The students were administered the Wechsler Intelligence Scale Revised to

determine their IQ scores, the Visual – Auditory Digit Span Test A and Complex

Span Tasks to assess their working memory and the Tower of London^DX to

investigate their executive planning abilities.

 

The study showed that there were significant differences between the gifted

students and the average students on the total move score, total execution time

score, total time score and time violation score of TOL^DX; on the Aural-Written –

Visual – Written subtests of the Visual – Auditory Span Test; on the word span and

sentence – number span measures of Complex Span Tasks; and in all subtests of

the Wisc – R IQ Test except coding.

 

Key Words: Gifted Children, Executive Functions, Problem Solving Abilities,

Planning Abilities, Tower of London^DX, Working Memory