AIMS To assess the cognitive and behavioral aspects of executive functioning (EF) and learning skills in extremely preterm (EPT) children compared with term control children aged 10 to 15 years. METHODS A total of 132 of 134 (98% of all eligible survivors) EPT children born at the 2 Swedish regional tertiary care centers from 1992 to 1998 (mean age = 12 years, mean birth weight = 718 g, and m...

assessment of communication skills level among medical college students: verbal, listening, and feedback skills     barati m [1] , moeini b [2] *, samavati a [3] , salehi o [4]     received: 23 oct, 2011 accepted: 19 jan, 2012     abstract   background & aims: communication skills are among the most important characteristics that a medical student requires. since, communications skills have not...

In the Netherlands, Turkish-Dutch children constitute a substantial group of children who learn to speak Dutch at the age of four after they learned to speak Turkish. These children are generally academically less successful. Academic success appears to be affected by both language proficiency and working memory skill. The goal of this study was to investigate the relationship between language ...

introduction: communication is described as the most important feature for workers of all types. librarianship, in particular, requires complete communication skills. perhaps, the critical lesson the students must learn about users' expectations is how to play an appropriate role in interactions with the society. such interactions would result in job satisfaction and desirable servicing to user...

Greater skill in solving single-digit multiplication problems requires a progressive shift from a reliance on numerical to verbal mechanisms over development. Children with mathematical learning disability (MD), however, are thought to suffer from a specific impairment in numerical mechanisms. Here we tested the hypothesis that this impairment might prevent MD children from transitioning toward...

Hannonen, Riitta Verbal and Academic Skills in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Jyväskylä: University of Jyväskylä, 2011, 49 p. (Jyväskylä Studies in Education, Psychology and Social Research ISSN 0075-4625; 420) ISBN 978-951-39-4455-1 (nid.) ISBN 978-951-39-4456-8 (PDF) Yhteenveto: Tyypin 1 diabetesta sairastavien lasten kielelliset ja oppimiseen liittyvät perustaidot Diss. This thesis aimed at a...

Moral reasoning (MR) is a socio-cognitive skill essential to appropriate social functioning in childhood, and evolves in quality and complexity during ontogenetic development. Past research suggests that MR is related to age, socioeconomic factors, as well as some social and cognitive skills, such as executive functioning (EF), theory of mind (ToM), empathy, and affect recognition. However, the...

Executive functions (EF) are cognitive capacities that allow for planned, controlled behavior and strongly correlate with academic abilities. Several extracurricular activities have been shown to improve EF, however, the relationship between musical training and EF remains unclear due to methodological limitations in previous studies. To explore this further, two experiments were performed; one...