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Direct linkNoelle M. Suntheimer; Sharon Wolf – Applied Developmental Science, 2024
This study investigated whether transitory and persistent poverty spells were associated with children's learning (literacy and numeracy scores) and executive function outcomes in Ghana. Children resided in the Greater Accra region (N = 2,154; 49% female; M[subscript age] = 5.2 years at wave-1) and were followed at four-time points over three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Correlation, Executive Function
Noelle M. Suntheimer; Sharon Wolf – Grantee Submission, 2023
This study investigated whether transitory and persistent poverty spells were associated with children's learning (literacy and numeracy scores) and executive function outcomes in Ghana. Children resided in the Greater Accra region (N = 2,154; 49% female; M[subscript age] = 5.2 years at wave-1) and were followed at four-time points over three…
Descriptors: Poverty, Correlation, Executive Function, Learning Processes
Oh, Jimin; Wolf, Sharon – Educational Psychology, 2023
Teacher burnout can directly shape students' learning environments and outcomes, as burnt-out teachers may provide less emotional support and less positive behaviour management to students. Yet studies of the effects of burnout on student outcomes -- particularly non-academic outcomes -- are scarce, even more so in low-income countries. This study…
Descriptors: Teacher Burnout, Executive Function, Educational Environment, Interpersonal Competence
Canmei Xu; Mariëtte Huizinga; Daniale Tekelia Ekubagewargies; Justine Soetaert; Wim Van Den Noortgate; Dieter Baeyens – Educational Psychologist, 2024
Executive function (EF) is critical to students' academic behaviors and well-being. Environmental influences, particularly teacher-student interaction (TSI), play a key role in enhancing EF development. Previous studies have linked TSI quality to children's EF, yet the relationships between subdimensions of TSI--such as closeness, conflict,…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Executive Function, Cultural Context, Conflict
Dutra, Natália B.; Chen, Lydia; Anum, Adote; Burger, Oskar; Davis, Helen E.; Dzokoto, Vivian A.; Fong, Frankie T. K.; Ghelardi, Sabrina; Mendez, Kimberly; Messer, Emily J. E.; Newhouse, Morgan; Nielsen, Mark G.; Ramos, Karlos; Rawlings, Bruce; dos Santos, Renan A. C.; Silveira, Lara G. S.; Tucker-Drob, Elliot M.; Legare, Cristine H. – Developmental Science, 2022
Self-regulation is a widely studied construct, generally assumed to be cognitively supported by executive functions (EFs). There is a lack of clarity and consensus over the roles of specific components of EFs in self-regulation. The current study examines the relations between performance on (a) a self-regulation task (Heads, Toes, Knees Shoulders…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Self Control, Short Term Memory, Visual Perception
Download full textNoelle M. Suntheimer; Sharon Wolf; Michael J. Sulik; Esinam Ami Avornyo; Jelena Obradovic – Grantee Submission, 2022
Research on the associations among adversity, executive function (EF), and academic outcomes in low- and middle-income countries, where developmental risk factors are more prevalent and impoverished environments are more widespread than in high income countries, is sparse. This study examines the relations among cumulative risk, EF, and learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Executive Function, Outcomes of Education
Noelle M. Suntheimer; Sharon Wolf; Michael J. Sulik; Esinam Ami Avornyo; Jelena Obradovic – Developmental Psychology, 2022
Research on the associations among adversity, executive function (EF), and academic outcomes in low- and middle-income countries, where developmental risk factors are more prevalent and impoverished environments are more widespread than in high income countries, is sparse. This study examines the relations among cumulative risk, EF, and learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Executive Function, Outcomes of Education
Noelle M. Suntheimer; Emily M. Weiss; Esinam Ami Avornyo; Sharon Wolf – Grantee Submission, 2024
Across geographically diverse samples, engagement in stimulating activities with young children is considered an important element of parenting that promotes cognitive, behavioral, and social-emotional development. Indicators of stimulation activities are often summed, based on the assumption that more stimulation is better and that different…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Social Emotional Learning, Play, Kindergarten
Oti-Boadi, M.; Dankyi, E.; Kwakye-Nuako, C. O. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
This study explored stigma experiences of mothers of children with ASD and forgiveness as their coping response. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 6 mothers of children with ASD. Results of this study found several noteworthy themes including, feelings of mother, family/societal reactions, forgiveness factors, and impact of…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Social Bias, Mothers, Children
Chen Li; Noelle M. Suntheimer; Drew H. Bailey; Sharon Wolf – Grantee Submission, 2025
Children's early skills are strong predictors of later learning outcomes. Research aiming to disentangle the causal effects of early skills from unmeasured, stable characteristics related to learning throughout development demonstrates that unmeasured confounders explain a large portion of the effects of early skills previously identified. To…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Thinking Skills, School Readiness
Chen Li; Noelle Suntheimer; Drew Bailey; Sharon Wolf – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background/Context: School readiness refers to the foundational skills and behaviors children leverage as they begin kindergarten, including a combination of early academics, executive function (EF), and social-emotional competencies. In both high-income and low- and middle-income countries, these early skills collectively enable children to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Competence, Thinking Skills, School Readiness
Wolf, Sharon; McCoy, Dana Charles – Developmental Science, 2019
The majority of evidence on the interplay between academic and non-academic skills comes from high-income countries. The aim of this study was to examine the bidirectional associations between Ghanaian children's executive function, social-emotional, literacy, and numeracy skills longitudinally. Children (N = 3,862; M age = 5.2 years at time 1)…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Young Children, Literacy, Numeracy
Directly Assessed and Adult-Reported Executive Functions: Associations with Academic Skills in Ghana
Ishita Ahmed; Lily Steyer; Noelle M Suntheimer; Sharon Wolf; Jelena Obradovic – Grantee Submission, 2022
Extant work on the importance of children's executive function (EF) for academic skills typically employs either direct assessments of EF skills or adult reports of children's EF behaviors. Each approach has advantages, yet few studies have examined how different EF measurement approaches distinctly relate to child outcomes. We examined how direct…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Executive Function, Academic Ability, Performance Based Assessment
Wolf, Sharon – Developmental Psychology, 2019
Governments around the world are increasing investments in early childhood education as a way to promote children's learning and development. As research grows on the longer-term effects of early educational programs, some have hypothesized that sustained impacts may depend on the quality of children's subsequent classroom environments and may be…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Intervention
