Maria Sofologi

Maria Sofologi is an Adjunct Ass. Professor at the Department of Early Childhood and Education at the University of Ioannina in Greece. She delivers the courses “Cognitive Psychology”, and “Developmental Psychology”. She is also a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Ioannina in Greece. She holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She also holds a Master of Science degree in Cognitive Psychology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. During her master's degree years she trained and practiced different assessment cognitive tools to evaluate all cognitive functions like memory, attention, language, executive functions both in adults and children. She is the key speaker in many European and Hellenic conferences concerning cognitive psychology, educational psychology, special education in children and adults, as well. Her academic work includes a series of many scientific publications, books, and book chapters concerning Cognitive Psychology, Special Education, Educational Psychology, and Cognitive impairments in children and adults as well.

Publications

Language, Socio-Emotional Skills, and School Performance of Children and Adolescents With Developmental Language Disorder According to Parents' Perceptions
Language, Socio-Emotional Skills, and School Performance of Children and Adolescents With Developmental Language Disorder According to Parents' Perceptions
Asimina M. Ralli, Maria Alexandri, Maria Sofologi. © 2024. 17 pages.
The study investigates parents' perceptions of children and adolescents with DLD regarding their understanding of DLD, the developmental language history, their language...
The Identification of Cognitive Profiles of Bilingual Children With Learning Difficulties: Unraveling Ariadne's Tread Into the Labyrinth of Bilingualism
The Identification of Cognitive Profiles of Bilingual Children With Learning Difficulties: Unraveling Ariadne's Tread Into the Labyrinth of Bilingualism
Maria Sofologi, Eleni Zisimatou, Andromachi Konstantinou, Basilios Nektarios Logiotatopoulos, Christos Rafail Melios, Chrysoula Boumpouli, Foteini Surdu. © 2023. 23 pages.
Bilingualism is a multidimensional and dynamic construct, and its definition has always been a complex challenge. More than half the global population, nowadays, is speaking at...
Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties of Twice-Exceptional and Gifted Children: Giftedness, Children, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties of Twice-Exceptional and Gifted Children: Giftedness, Children, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Maria Sofologi, Eleni Bonti. © 2023. 17 pages.
The current chapter attempts to highlight the concept of giftedness. Gifted children have been characterized by most societies as human resources that contribute to culture in...
Emphasizing the Developmental Trajectory of Executive Functions in Preschool, School Children, Adolescence, and Its Relations With School Performance: The Development of Executive Functions
Emphasizing the Developmental Trajectory of Executive Functions in Preschool, School Children, Adolescence, and Its Relations With School Performance: The Development of Executive Functions
Maria Sofologi, Aphoditi Kamari, Georgios Kougioumtzis, Paraskevi Tatsiopoulou, Eleni Bonti, Panagoula Papadimitropoulou, Dimitrios Sarris. © 2023. 15 pages.
The chapter attempts to emphasize the development of executive functions in preschool, elementary school children, and adolescents. Executive functions refer to a wide range of...
Specific Learning Disabilities and Psychosocial Difficulties in Children
Specific Learning Disabilities and Psychosocial Difficulties in Children
Maria Sofologi, Georgios A. Kougioumtzis, Maria Efstratopoulou, Efthalia Skoura, Savvoula Sagia, Styliani Karvela, Panagiota Myrto Salli, Evangelia Makri, Eleni Bonti. © 2022. 24 pages.
Children with specific learning disorders (SLDs) exhibit academic difficulties disproportional to their intellectual capabilities. A significant percentage of school-aged...