Dr Giulia Borriello - Examining relations between patterning, cognition, and achievement in reading and mathematics

IAS Visiting Fellow Dr Giulia Borriello delivers a seminar on their research -  This talk focuses on a meta-analytic study investigating the magnitude of associations between patterning skills and academic achievement. Patterning (the ability to detect and extend a predictable sequence like ABB-ABB or 4-8-12) is purported to be a critical indicator of academic achievement trajectories, but this claim is based on a somewhat small literature of correlational studies. Results from this meta-analysis, which examined 71 papers and over 16,000 participants, demonstrate substantial associations between patterning and achievement in math and reading, even after accounting for effects of other specific cognitive abilities. In addition to reviewing moderator analyses, I will discuss the practical and theoretical implications of these findings. For more information about the IAS, please visit - https://www.lboro.ac.uk/research/ias