Motor imagery and engagement favour spatial reasoning
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Validated tests for language research with university students whose native language is English: Tests of vocabulary, ge...
Published in Behavior research methods
We present five studies aimed at developing an L1 vocabulary test for English-speaking university students. Such a test is useful as an indicator of crystallized intelligence and because vocabulary size correlates well with reading comprehension. In the first study, we tested 100 written words with four answer alternatives, based on Nation's Vocabu...
Image quality for visualization of cracks and fine endodontic structures using 10 CBCT devices with various scanning pro...
The aim of this study was to evaluate CBCT exposure protocols and CBCT devices in terms of image quality for the detection of cracks and fine endodontic structures using 3 conditions of metallic artifacts. An anthropomorphic phantom containing teeth with cracks, isthmus, narrow canal, and apical delta was scanned using ten CBCT devices. A reference...
Aging effects and feasibility of statistical learning tasks across modalities
Knowledge on statistical learning (SL) in healthy elderly is scarce. Theoretically, it is not clear whether aging affects modality-specific and/or domain-general learning mechanisms. Practically, there is a lack of research on simplified SL tasks, which would ease the burden of testing in clinical populations. Against this background, we conducted ...
Motivational pathways underlying gifted underachievement : trajectory classes, longitudinal outcomes, and predicting fac...
This study used a longitudinal person-oriented approach to examine whether two distinct developmental pathways of maladaptive motivation could be distinguished among high-ability students (intelligence quotient [IQ] >= 120, N = 403, M-age = 12.2 years, 60.5% males), as proposed by the Pathways to Underachievement Model. Latent class growth analysis...
In-depth quantification of bimanual coordination using the Kinarm exoskeleton robot in children with unilateral cerebral...
Background Robots have been proposed as tools to measure bimanual coordination in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (uCP). However, previous research only examined one task and clinical interpretation remains challenging due to the large amount of generated data. This cross-sectional study aims to examine bimanual coordination by using multip...
Effectiveness of a lesson study intervention on teacher behaviour and student motivation in physical education lessons
Background There is a strong need for evidence based, effective continuous professional development (CPD) for physical education teachers. This need includes CPD aimed at impacting student motivation. Existing CPD on teachers' motivating style often takes the form of singular events such as a workshop or training session. Research shows that in gen...
White matter correlates of reading subskills in children with and without reading disability
Individual differences in reading ability are associated with characteristics of white matter microstructure in the brain. However, previous studies have largely measured reading as a single construct, resulting in difficulty characterizing the role of structural connectivity in discrete subskills of reading. The present study used diffusion tensor...
Myelin water fraction in relation to fractional anisotropy and reading in 10-year-old children
Diffusion-weighted imaging studies have repeatedly shown that white matter correlates with reading throughout development. However, the neurobiological interpretation of this relationship is constrained by the limited microstructural specificity of diffusion imaging. A critical component of white matter microstructure is myelin, which can be invest...
Motivation in the return to work process: a self-determination cluster approach.
Published in Disability and rehabilitation
Motivation may predict return to work (RTW), yet the measurement of motivation needs more scientific evidence. We adopt a dimensional approach, based on the self-determination theory (SDT), distinguishing between amotivation, controlled and autonomous motivation. We seek to explore the presence of these dimensions in sick-disabled patients, and are...
