Measures and References: Working Memory

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Measures

Numerous measures exist to gain a full picture of a student's learning strengths and challenges. Following are examples of measures used to assess this Learner Factor. These measures should be administered and interpreted by experienced professionals.

Working Memory Rating Scale (WMRS) (Alloway et al., 2009): A behavior rating scale for teachers to use based on behavior patterns typically observed in students five to eleven years old with poor Working Memory skills

Corsi Block or Block Recall (Pickering & Gathercole, 2001): Measures visuospatial Working Memory using taps on a set of blocks that participants replicate in reverse order

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