Fluid intelligence, memory span, and temperament difficulties predict academic performance of young adolescents |
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Authors: | Roberto Colom, Sergio Escorial, Pei Chun Shih,Jesú s Privado |
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Affiliation: | aFacultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain;bCES Colegio Universitario Cardenal Cisneros, Madrid, Spain |
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Abstract: | There are several candidate measures when asking which psychological construct significantly predicts academic performance. Hundreds of studies have addressed this issue by measuring intelligence, basic cognitive processes, or personality. However, the simultaneous consideration of a broad and varied array of measures is much less common. Here we consider several cognitive and personality measures concurrently to define latent factors representing six constructs of presumed interest: fluid intelligence, short-term memory, working memory, processing speed, controlled attention, and temperament difficulties. One hundred and thirty-five secondary school students were tested. Their academic performance was measured by average grades in the nine scholastic areas of their curriculum. The main finding shows that a latent factor defined by fluid intelligence and memory span along with a latent factor defined by impulsiveness, sensation seeking, and lack of fear account for an impressive figure of 60% of the variance in academic performance. |
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Keywords: | Fluid intelligence Short-term memory Working memory Processing speed Controlled attention Temperament Academic performance |
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