Reference : Working memory screening, school context, and socioeconomic status: An analysis of th...

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Social & behavioral sciences, psychology : Theoretical & cognitive psychology
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/2254

Title :	Working memory screening, school context, and socioeconomic status: An analysis of the effectiveness of the Working Memory Rating Scale in Brazil
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Engel de Abreu, Pascale [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Educational Measurement and Applied Cognitive Science (EMACS) >]
	Nikaedo, C. [Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil]
	Abreu, N. [Federal University of Bahia, Brazil]
	Tourinho De Abreu Neto, Carlos José [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Educational Measurement and Applied Cognitive Science (EMACS) >]
	Miranda, M. C. [Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil]
	Bueno, O. F. A. [Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil]
	Martin, Romain [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Educational Measurement and Applied Cognitive Science (EMACS) >]
Publication date :	4-May-2014
Journal title :	Journal of Attention Disorders
Publisher :	SAGE Publications
Volume :	18
Issue/season :	4
Pages :	301-311
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBilu)
Audience :	International
ISSN :	1087-0547
City :	Thousand Oaks
Country :	CA
Keywords :	[en] Working Memory Rating Scale ; psychometric properties ; Brazil ; poverty
Abstract :	[en] Objective: The study explores the psychometric properties of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Working Memory Rating Scale (WMRS-Br) in a population of 355 young children from diverse socioeconomic status and schooling backgrounds. Method: Public and private school teachers completed the WMRS-Br and children were assessed on a range of objective cognitive measures of fluid intelligence, working memory, and attention. Results: Reliability and validity of the WMRS-Br were excellent across the public and private school sample. The WMRS-Br manifested substantial links with objective measures of working memory and medium links with selective attention, switching, and interference suppression. Confirmatory factor analyses suggest that a shorter version of the scale provides an adequate fit to the data. Conclusion: The WMRS-Br represents a valid screening tool in a Latin American context that has the potential to improve the early detection of working memory deficits in children growing up in poverty.
Funders :	Fonds National de la Recherche - FnR
Name of the research project :	DEVPOLUX
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/2254
DOI :	10.1177/1087054713476138
Commentary :	Impact factor 2.447

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