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ERIC Number: EJ1226757
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-1945-8959
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Executive Functions Differentially Contribute to Fourth Graders' Mathematics, Reading, and Spelling Skills
Lubin, Amélie; Regrin, Emmanuelle; Boulc'h, Laetitia; Pacton, Sébastien; Lanoë, Céline
Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, v15 n3 p444-463 2016
Executive functions (EFs; working memory [WM], inhibition, and shifting) are widely known to play a critical role in school achievement. Among these EFs, WM appears to be implicated in numeracy and literacy. The contribution of inhibition and shifting to school achievement is less clear. Given the existing divergences in the literature and the importance of the interindividual differences in these domains, it seems important to assess EFs and scholastic skills in the same elementary school children. However, studies providing such an assessment are scarce. We explored whether EFs differentially contribute to mathematics, reading, and spelling skills in fourth-grade children (N = 71). The results revealed that (a) WM and inhibition accounted for unique variance in mathematics skills, (b) WM and shifting accounted for unique variance in reading skills, and (c) only shifting accounted for unique variance in spelling skills. The implications of these findings for children and teachers are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: France
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
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