How uniform is the structure of ability across childhood?
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Article Title | How uniform is the structure of ability across childhood? |
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ERA Journal ID | 41593 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Dyck, Murray J. (Author), Piek, Jan P. (Author), Kane, Robert (Author) and Patrick, Jeff (Author) |
Journal Title | European Journal of Developmental Psychology |
Journal Citation | 6 (4), pp. 432-454 |
Number of Pages | 23 |
Year | 2009 |
Place of Publication | Hove, UK |
ISSN | 1740-5610 |
1740-5629 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/17405620701439820 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/17405620701439820 |
Abstract | The DSM-IV implicitly assumes that development is uniform across ability domains, which implies that relationships between ability measures do not differ across development. We assessed whether correlations between measures of nine ability constructs differed across samples of children aged 3 – 5 (n = 117), 6 – 8 (n = 116), 9 – 11 (n = 124) and 12 – 14 years (n = 92). LISREL analyses show that correlations in each age group differ from those of each other age group. Parallel analyses indicate that the latent structure of ability differs across age groups. We conclude that shared maturational processes, including changes in the connectivity of neural systems, are responsible for decreasingly and increasingly strong relationships between some ability measures. |
Keywords | child development; neural systems; testing; age groups |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520203. Cognitive neuroscience |
520199. Applied and developmental psychology not elsewhere classified | |
520105. Psychological methodology, design and analysis | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Griffith University |
Curtin University of Technology | |
Faculty of Sciences | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1100/how-uniform-is-the-structure-of-ability-across-childhood
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