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	Article Name	Year Published	Variable	Number of Studies	Number of Students	Number of Effects	Effect Size
Journal of Educational Psychology	Peng, Namkung, Barnes, & Sun	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	NA	829	0.61
Psychological Bulletin	Peng, Barnes, Wang, Li, Swanson, Dardick, & Tao	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	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	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	Shin	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	Hijkata & Koizumi	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