Readers with higher working memory capacity make more transitions between sentences (higher strength)¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? In mixed-effects models, strength increases with working memory capacity for all sentence types (β = 0.014, p = 0.049). → Catrysse 2025

Evidence¶

Catrysse 2025¶

Catrysse, L., van Daal, T., Jarodzka, H., Kaakinen, J. K., Donche, V., & Gijbels, D. (2025). How Eye Read: A Social Network Approach. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10000-y

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Generalized linear mixed-effects (Poisson) model on sentence-level strength from 31 readers of three expository texts, with sentence type and WMC as fixed effects; the printed fixed-effect coefficient was β = 0.014, p = 0.049, with marginal R² = 0.125.

"Regarding working memory capacity, the results show that with increasing working memory capacity, strength increases for all sentences (Table 5). Readers with higher WMC make more transitions between sentences."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Working Memory — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Betweenness centrality decreases as working memory capacity increases — related
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• Topic-medial sentences have higher strength than topic-initial and topic-final sentences — related
• Strength is strongly positively correlated with second-pass reading time, while betweenness, harmonic centrality and local clustering coefficient are not related to duration measures — related
• High-WMC readers make more distant regressions within text, suggesting more cross-text integration — related