Summary information

Study title

Phonological Memory as a Predictor of Language Development in Down Syndrome, 1995 and 2001

Creator

Laws, G., University of Oxford, Department of Experimental Psychology

Study number / PID

4457 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-4457-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

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The main aims of this study were to observe the language development of individuals with Down Syndrome over five years, and to investigate the role of phonological memory in this development. The dataset includes information on the assessment of language, memory and nonverbal cognitive abilities of 30 individuals with Down Syndrome at two points in time, separated by five years.
Main Topics:

The assessments covered in the data include receptive vocabulary, grammar comprehension, non-word repetition, digit span, Kaufman assessment battery subtests - face recognition, hand movements, triangles, reading decoding, reading comprehension.
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PsychologyChildrenEducationLanguage and linguistics

Data collection period

01/01/1995 - 01/01/2001

Country

England

Time dimension

Longitudinal/panel/cohort

tests repeated after five years

Analysis unit

Individuals

Subnational

Universe

Thirty individuals with Down Syndrome, from special schools in Surrey, assessed twice over five years.

Sampling procedure

Purposive selection/case studies

Kind of data

Numeric

Data collection mode

Psychological measurements

Educational measurements

Grant number

R000223186

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

2002

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee.