The Study on Working Memory and Academic Performance among School Students

A form of short-term memory, which Baddeley named working memory, through which functional processes occur in a person. The amount of its capacity has an impact on every aspect of a person’s life, business, mental health, academic performance, etc. Academic performance indicates the student’s passing criteria and progress in their education. The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between working memory how it impacts academic performance. In this study, we took 240 participants (120 female and 120 male) whose age range was 7 to 16 years, and the mean was 13.4 years. In this study, 3 × 2 × 2 ANOVA design has been used. Correlation and regression have also been used. Result of the study, a positive correlation has been found between working memory and mental health and its positive effect on academic performance has been found. So concluded Through training, children’s working memory can be enhanced academic performance can be improved.