Essays about: "Complex span task"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Complex span task.

1. 1. Effects‌ ‌of‌ ‌Multilingualism‌ ‌on‌ ‌Working‌ ‌Memory‌ ‌and‌ ‌Subjective‌ ‌Memory‌ ‌in‌ ‌Older‌ ‌Adults‌

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

   Author : Damian King; [2020]
   Keywords : Bilingualism; Multilingualism; Older adults; Successful Ageing; Working Memory; Complex span task; Subjective Memory;

   Abstract : To investigate whether multilingualism can be used to predict working memory in older adults this study has used a categorical variable as well as a continuous variable to measure multilingualism. This was done while also accounting for possible confounding variables such as intelligence. READ MORE

3. 2. Powering Africa by Empowering its People : An Action Research study at a Zambian microgrid company building local capacity to reach large scale viability

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Jonatan Ala-Mutka; [2019]
   Keywords : Microgrids; Off-grid power system; Rural Electrification; Sub-Saharan Africa; solar power; local capacity building; commercial microgrid business; sustainable development; diffusion; training of rural populations; organizational change; Action Research; Mikronät; fristående energisystem; landsbygds elektrifiering; Sub-Saharan Afrika; Solkraft; Lokal kapacitets utveckling; kommersiellt mikronäts företag; hållbar utveckling; Utbildning av lokalbefolkning; organisatorisk förändring; Action Research;

   Abstract : Despite recent advances in the global electrification rates, increasing from 76% in 1990 to 85% in 2012, the United Nations goal of universal access to electricity by 2030 is still far from achieved, with an estimated 1.1 billion people still without access to electricity. READ MORE

4. 3. Test-Enhanced Learning, Working Memory, and Difficulty of Material

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Dennis Nordstrand; [2018]
   Keywords : working memory; working memory capacity; test-enhanced learning; testing effect; practice testing; retrieval practice; retrieval effort; desirable difficulty; n-back; complex span; simple span; arbetsminne; arbetsminneskapacitet; testeffekten; testbaserat lärande; svårighetsgrad;

   Abstract : It is well established that repeated testing is more beneficial for durable learning than repeated studying of the same material, a phenomenon known as the testing effect. This study sought to investigate the role of working memory capacity (WMC) in relation to the learning process and the difficulty of the material to be learned when using a test-enhanced learning method. READ MORE

5. 4. Scheduling workflows to optimize for execution time

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Mathias Peters; [2018]
   Keywords : Hadoop; Hive; big data; workflows; scheduling; parallelization; automatic dependency identification; dependency graph; SQL; HiveQL;

   Abstract : Many functions in today’s society are immensely dependent on data. Data drives everything from business decisions to self-driving cars to intelligent home assistants like Amazon Echo and Google Home. To make good decisions based on data, of which exabytes are generated every day, somehow that data has to be processed. READ MORE

6. 5. Speech dysfluency effects on working memory in otherwise fluent adults

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Johan Brage; [2014]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Using Delayed Auditory Feedback can be used to induce Stutterlike dysfluencies, causing an individual to lose speech fluency. Little is known about the effect of speech dysfluency on working memory and phonological coding. The present study focuses on finding a method that can be used to measure these effects in otherwise fluent adults. READ MORE