Browsing by Author "Spanoudis,George C."
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The issue of domain specificity in creativity testing: A comparison of performance on a general divergent-thinking test and a parallel content-specific test.
Diakidoy, Irene-Anna N.; Spanoudis,George C. (2002)The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which domain‐specific components, such as content and type of task, influence divergent thinking and creativity by comparing the performance of 112 ninth‐grade students ...
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Mapping the evolving core of intelligence: Changing relations between executive control, reasoning, language, and awareness
Makris, N.; Tachmatzidis, D.; Demetriou, Andreas P.; Spanoudis,George C. (2017)We explored relations between attention control, shifting flexibility, working memory, reasoning in different domains, awareness about reasoning, and language from 9 to 15 years of age. For this aim 198 9-, 11-, 13-, and ...
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Memory functioning and mental verbs acquisition in children with specific language impairment
Spanoudis,George C.; Natsopoulos, Demetrios (2011)Memory and language operate in synergy. Recent literature stresses the importance of memory functioning in interpreting language deficits. Two groups of 50 children each, ages 8-12 were studied. The first group included ...
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Mental verbs and pragmatic language difficulties
Spanoudis,George C.; Natsopoulos, Demetrios; Panayiotou, Georgia (2007)Background: Pragmatic language impairment has recently been the subject of a number of studies that attempted to illuminate classification and diagnostic issues, and identify the profile of children with pragmatic language ...
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Mind-culture interactions: How writing molds mental fluidity in early development
Kazi, Smaragda; Demetriou, Andreas P.; Spanoudis,George C.; Zhang, X. K.; Wang, Y. (2012)This study investigated intellectual development in 4-7. years old Greek and Chinese children. They were examined on speeded performance, working memory, reasoning, and self-awareness tasks in order to investigate possible ...
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On the structure and development of executive functions in middle and late childhood: Remodeling and Commentary on Brydges, Fox, Reid, and Anderson
Demetriou, Andreas P.; Spanoudis,George C. (2015)This is a commentary on the study presented by Brydges, Fox, Reid, and Anderson (2014) on the structure and development of executive functions in middle and late childhood. We argue that the modeling approach adopted by ...
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Processing demands of reading comprehension tests in young readers
Kendeou, Panayiota; Papadopoulos, Timothy C.; Spanoudis,George C. (2012)In the present study we examined the processing demands of three reading comprehension tests, namely the Woodcock–Johnson Passage Comprehension (WJPC), a Curriculum-Based Measure test (CBM-Maze), and a Recall test, in the ...
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Rearranging Temporal Sequence of Events: an Erp Study
Spanoudis,George C.; Agathocleous, Andri (2015)
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Rejoinder in Defense of the Standard model of the Mind: From Whimsical to Systematic Science
Demetriou, Andreas P.; Spanoudis,George C.; Mouyi, Antigoni (2012)This rejoinder discusses the issues raised by the three commentators of the target article. In agreement with Hunt, it is accepted that, as any overarching theory in any science, it does involve postulates about the mind ...
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Relations between speed, working memory, and intelligence from preschool to adulthood: Structural equation modeling of 14 studies
Demetriou, Andreas P.; Spanoudis,George C.; Shayer, Michael; Van, der Ven; Brydges, C. R.; Kroesbergen, E.; Podjarny, G.; Swanson, H. L. (2014)We posit that fluid intelligence (Gf) develops in four cycles, with two phases in each cycle, each distinctly connected with changes in processing speed and working memory. New representational units emerge in the first ...
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Searching for the "Big Five" in a Greek context: The NEO-FFI under the microscope
Panayiotou, Georgia; Kokkinos, Constantinos M.; Spanoudis,George C. (2004)The five-factor inventory (FFI) is a commonly used personality test based on the NEO-personality inventory revised. It has been translated into several languages and validated in a number of countries. Using a sample of ...
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Sex differences for 10 to 17 year olds on the standard progressive matrices in Cyprus
Spanoudis,George C.; Natsopoulos, Demetrios; Lynn, R. (2016)
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Sixth Graders' Co-construction of Explanations of a Disturbance in an Ecosystem: Exploring relationships between grouping, reflective scaffolding, and evidence-based explanations
Kyza, Eleni A.; Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Spanoudis,George C. (2011)We report on a study investigating the relationship between cognitive ability grouping, reflective inquiry scaffolding, and students' collaborative explanations of an ecosystem disturbance which took place when a number ...
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Syntax, semantics and memory functioning in school-aged children with language learning impairment
Spanoudis,George C.; Natsopoulos, Demetrios (2008)
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Theory of mind and specific language impairment in school-age children
Spanoudis,George C. (2016)Research on the relationship between aspects of language development and Theory of Mind (ToM) in children with language impairments suggests that children with language impairment show a delay in ToM development. This study ...
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Theory of mind and specific language impairments in school children.
Spanoudis,George C.; Papadopoulos, Timothy C. (2013)
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Toddlers with delayed expressive language: An overview of the characteristics, risk factors and language outcomes
Hawa, Veronica V.; Spanoudis,George C. (2014)Late talkers is a term used in the scientific field of atypical language development to describe toddlers who exhibit delay in expressive language skills, although they do have intact receptive skills. This article provides ...
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Young children’s construction of operational definitions in magnetism: The role of cognitive readiness and scaffolding the learning environment
Constantinou, Constantinos P.; Raftopoulos, Athanassios; Spanoudis,George C. (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2001)