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Author: Stad, Femke
Title: Dynamic testing and cognitive flexibility
Date: 2018-01-11
Dynamic Testing and Cognitive Flexibility
Femke E. Stad
Dynamic Testing and Cognitive Flexibility
© Femke Esther Stad, 2017
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ISBN: 978-94-028-0851-3
Dynamic Testing and Cognitive Flexibility
Dynamic Testing and Cognitive Flexibility
Femke E. Stad
Proefschrift
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus Prof. mr. C.J.J.M. Stolker,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op donderdag 11 januari 2018
klokke 16.15 uur door
Femke Esther Stad geboren te Lisse
In 1985
Dynamic Testing and Cognitive Flexibility
Promotores:
Prof. dr. W.C.M. Resing
Prof. dr. K.H. Wiedl (University of Osnabrück)
Promotiecommissie:
Prof. dr. J.F. Beckmann (Durham University) Prof. dr. E.A.M. Crone
Prof. dr. M.G.P. Hessels (University of Geneva) Dr. P.P.M. Hurks (Maastricht University)
Dynamic Testing and Cognitive Flexibility
Contents
1. General Introduction 3
2. Dynamic testing of children’s series completion ability: Cognitive flexibility as a predictor of performance
2.1 Introduction 2.2 Method 2.3 Results 2.4 Discussion
11 13 16 19 23 3. The role of cognitive flexibility in young children’s potential for learning
under dynamic testing conditions 3.1 Introduction
3.2 Method 3.3 Results 3.4 Discussion
27 29 32 37 42 4. Predicting school achievement: Differential effects of dynamic testing
measures and cognitive flexibility for math performance 4.1 Introduction
4.2 Method 4.3 Results 4.4 Discussion
47 49 52 56 63 5. Young children’s transfer of series completion in a dynamic test setting:
Does cognitive flexibility play a role?
5.1 Introduction 5.2 Method 5.3 Results 5.4 Discussion
65 67 71 75 81
6. General Discussion 85
References 95
Summary in Dutch 113
Curriculum Vitae 121
Dynamic Testing and Cognitive Flexibility
