The examination of the working memory capacity and the visual perception levels of kindergarten children

The research, conducted in the relational screening model, was conducted with 107 children attending the kindergarten affiliated with Ankara Provincial Directorate of National Education. General information form, Working Memory Scale and Frostig Visual Perception Test were used in the research. In the analysis of data collected between May and June 2021; t-test, ANOVA and Pearson Correlation Test were performed for independent groups. As a result of the research, it was found that children's working memory and verbal memory capacities, visual perception levels, and scores obtained from the areas of eye motor coordination, figure-ground discrimination and shape constancy differed significantly in favor of girls. It was determined that the average score obtained from the figure-ground discrimination sub-dimension, one of the visual perception areas, differs according to the duration of attendance at pre-school education, and the average score obtained increases as the duration of attendance at pre-school education increases. It was found that there was a moderate and significant relationship between children's working memory capacity and visual perception level. Based on the results, it can be said that it is important to conduct studies that support working memory capacity and visual perception skills together.