Web-OSPAN: An web-based task for measuring working memory capacity

This research is part the Ph.D. study (Cognitive Trait Model for Adaptive Learning Environments) of Taiyu Lin, supervised by Dr. Kinshuk. Participation of this task is voluntary. Data collected in this task will be ketp confidentially and only be used for research purpose.

This task includes 60 pairs of arithmetic operations and words. Each word is attached at the end of each operation. Participants answers the operations (using Yes or No button provided), and then remember the words. This task would takes about 20 minutes including reading the instruction. Time delay could happen as each participants may solve the arithmetic operations at different rate.

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