Search for dissertations about: "cause of dyslexia"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words cause of dyslexia.

2. 1. A fair score? : group independent validity arguments for college admission tests

   Author : Marcus Strömbäck Hjärne; Ewa Rolfsman; Christina Wikström; Per-Erik Lyrén; Jan-Eric Gustafsson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Fairness; Validity; Immigration; Dyslexia; Special populations; SweSAT; didactics of educational measurement; beteendevetenskapliga mätningar;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate fair use of test scores for admission to higher education. In this thesis, fairness is narrowed down to an instrumental definition relating to a fair interpretation of test scores. The focus is on the use of the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT) for admission decisions. READ MORE

4. 2. Dyslexia and risk of future violence in forensic psychiatric patients

   Author : Heidi Selenius; Åke Hellström; Clara Hellner Gumpert; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : The thesis consists of three studies. The main aim was to increase knowledge about dyslexia in forensic psychiatric patients and about how dyslexia is related to risk of future violence. READ MORE

5. 3. Dyslexics' phonological processing in relation to speech perception

   Author : Michael Gruber; Åke Olofsson; Peter Juslin; Maria Mody; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Dyslexia; speech perception; phonological representations; reading acquisition; sine wave speech; phonological deficit hypothesis; phonological awareness; phonological processing; orthographic processing; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis was to investigate phonological processing skills in dyslexic children and adults and their relation to speech perception. Dyslexia can be studied at various levels: at a biological, cognitive and an environmental level. This thesis mainly looks at environmental and cognitive factors. READ MORE

6. 4. White matter connections : developmental neuroimaging studies of the associations between genes, brain and behavior

   Author : Fahimeh Darki; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Development of cognitive abilities across childhood and adulthood parallels brain maturation in typically developing samples. Cognitive abilities such as reading and working memory have been linked to neuroimaging measures in relevant brain regions. READ MORE