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Kanniainen, Laura; Kiili, Carita; Tolvanen, Asko; Utriainen, Jukka; Aro, Mikko; Leu, Donald J.; Leppänen, Paavo H. T. – Reading Research Quarterly, 2022
This study identified online research and comprehension (ORC) performance profiles of 436 sixth-grade students (206 girls) aged 12-13 years. We included learner groups with different learning-related difficulties and explored how students' reading habits were represented in various performance profiles. First, students' ORC performance was…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 6, Females, Information Seeking
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Kolovelonis, Athanasios; Goudas, Marios – Cogent Education, 2022
This study compared the effects of three different types of cognitively challenging physical activity games on students' executive functions and situational interest. Participants were 140 students from four fourth-grade and four fifth-grade classes of four elementary schools. One fourth- and one fifth-grade class from each school were randomly…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5, Physical Activities
Kanagy-Borofka, Lori – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined effects of integrating mindfulness practices into the 5th grade curriculum to improve attention-to-task, including inattention and executive functioning, hyperactivity/impulsivity, and social relations. As academic requirements become more rigorous, students have been expected to demonstrate increased skills in…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Attention Control