Exam 6: Realms of Cognition in Middle Childhood

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Memory improves in middle childhood as seen in expansion of working memory and capacity for learning and for retrieving information from long term memory.There could literally be,somehow,more "room" in the older child's working memory (Cowan,2016).But many other cognitive changes seem to contribute and may actually be more important.These changes include:
Faster processing speed: research supports the idea that practice can accelerate information processing and processing speed can increase with physical maturation.
Increases in breadth and depth of knowledge: experiences and learning opportunities help children expand their knowledge based in various domains.
Advanced logical thinking: ability to understand more of their experiences helps children remember more about events.(Example: seriation task)
Greater facility with language: children are better able to represent information in words and especially mark improvements in narrative skill (the ability to tell a coherent story).
Use of memory strategies: strategies are "potentially conscious activities a person may voluntarily carry out" to remember something such as the use of selective attention,elaboration,and organization.
Greater metacognitive skills: knowledge of their own mental processes and the ability to reflect on those processes helps children use self-monitoring and understanding of what they can and cannot accomplish cognitively.