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Andreu, Catherine I.; García-Rubio, Carlos; Melcón, María; Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly A.; Albert, Jacobo – Developmental Science, 2023
Interest in the applications of mindfulness practice in education is growing in the scientific community. Recent research has shown that mindfulness practice in schools may be beneficial for executive functions (EFs) which are abilities crucial for healthy development. The study of the effects of mindfulness practices on children's neural…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Executive Function, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Elementary School Students
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Azaryahu, Libby; Courey, Susan Joan; Elkoshi, Rivka; Adi-Japha, Esther – Developmental Science, 2020
Music and mathematics require abstract thinking and using symbolic notations. Controversy exists regarding transfer from musical training to math achievements. The current study examined the effect of two integrated intervention programs representing holistic versus acoustic approaches, on fraction knowledge. Three classes of fourth graders…
Descriptors: Music Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Holistic Approach
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Lallier, Marie; Acha, Joana; Carreiras, Manuel – Developmental Science, 2016
This study investigates whether orthographic consistency and transparency of languages have an impact on the development of reading strategies and reading sub-skills (i.e. phonemic awareness and visual attention span) in bilingual children. We evaluated 21 French (opaque)-Basque (transparent) bilingual children and 21 Spanish (transparent)-Basque…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, French, Spanish, Languages