From dynamic assessment of cognitive abilities to educational interventions: Trends in cognitive education

9. Abilities and Knowledge in Educational Achievement Testing: The Assessment of Dynamic Cognitive Structures

Adult age trends in the relations among cognitive abilities.

Adult age (24 years to 91 years) was examined as a potential moderator of the relations among cognitive abilities in an aggregate dataset based on studies conducted at the Cognitive Aging Lab at the University of Virginia (N = 2,227). A novel approach was applied by which the manifestations of latent ability factors were free to differ across age groups, and age trends in the interrelations amo...

The LonDownS adult cognitive assessment to study cognitive abilities and decline in Down syndrome

BACKGROUND Down syndrome (DS), the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability, is associated with an ultra-high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. However, there is individual variability in the onset of clinical dementia and in baseline cognitive abilities prior to decline, particularly in memory, executive functioning, and motor coordination. The LonDownS Consortium aims to det...

The Returns to Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Abilities in Germany

We provide evidence on the relationship between cognitive and non-cognitive abilities and earnings in Germany. Using data from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study, we employ two ultra-short IQ-tests and several measures of personality traits, namely locus of control, reciprocity and all basic items from the Five Factor Personality Inventory. Our estimates suggest a positive effect of so-calle...

Applying Cognitive Psychology to Education: Translational Educational Science.

The scientific study of human learning and memory is now more than 125 years old. Psychologists have conducted thousands of experiments, correlational analyses, and field studies during this time, in addition to other research conducted by those from neighboring fields. A huge knowledge base has been carefully built up over the decades. Given this backdrop, we may ask ourselves: What great chan...