Working memory strength

Overview

Influence: Working memory strength
Domain: Student
Sub-Domain: Prior knowledge and background
Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Potential to considerably accelerate
Influence Definition: Working memory relates to how much information a student can hold and manipulate temporarily. Students with low levels of working memory tend to perform worse academically.

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title	Author	First Author's Country	Article Name	Year Published	Variable	Number of Studies	Number of Students	Number of Effects	Effect Size
Journal of Educational Psychology	Peng, Namkung, Barnes, & Sun	USA	A meta-analysis of mathematics and working memory: Moderating effects of working memory domain, type of mathematics skill, and sample characteristics.	2016	Working memory on math achievement	110	0	829	0.61
Psychological Bulletin	Peng, Barnes, Wang, Li, Swanson, Dardick, & Tao	USA	A meta-analysis on the relation between reading and working memory	2018	Working memory on reading	197	29,629	2,026	0.61
Educational Research Review	Friso-van den Bos, van der Ven, Kroesbergen, & van Luit	Netherlands	Working memory and mathematics in primary school children: A meta-analysis	2013	Working memory on achievement	111	16,921	1,233	0.70
Learning and Individual Differences	Carretti, Borella, Cornoldi & de Beni	Italy	Role of working memory in explaining the performance of individuals with specific reading comprehension difficulties: A meta-analysis	2009	Working memory on reading achievement	19	1,613	19	0.71
Applied Psycholinguistics	Shinta & Yudiarsa	USA	meta-analysis of the relationship between working memory and second language reading comprehension: Does task type matter?.	2020	Working memory second language learning	25	2,682	37	0.63
Studies in Second Language Acquisition	In'nami	Japan	Working memory capacity and L2 reading: A meta-analysis.	2022	Working memory and L2 Reading	74	5,693	228	0.63
TOTAL/AVERAGE						536	56,538	4,372	0.65