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Direct linkMiller-Cotto, Dana; Smith, Leann V.; Wang, Aubrey H.; Ribner, Andrew D. – Infant and Child Development, 2022
How might we shift language about executive functions and self-regulation for minoritized children and families to be more culturally sensitive? The objective of this essay is to offer a culturally responsive perspective on executive functions for minoritized children and their families, while also identifying myths and counterarguments to advance…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Minority Groups, Cultural Differences, Cultural Awareness
Hofweber, Julia – First Language, 2021
In a study comparing executive functions among US Spanish-English bilinguals from low socio-economic (SES) backgrounds to monolinguals of each language, Grote et al. find that bilingual advantages already manifest themselves in pre-school children. This commentary recommends building on this finding, and further investigate the causes underlying…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Bilingualism, Spanish Speaking, Preschool Children
Emerson, Anne – Pastoral Care in Education, 2022
Current behaviour policies, which focus around reward and deterrent, have only limited long-term effectiveness. They assume that students can exercise self-control and follow rules, when motivated to do so. Students with special educational needs and disabilities typically have many intrinsic challenges to self-regulation, due to executive…
Descriptors: Trauma, Students with Disabilities, Behavior Problems, Executive Function
DeCaro, Marci S.; Van Stockum, Charles A., Jr.; Wieth, Mareike B. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2017
Chuderski and Jastrzêbski (2017) found a positive relationship between working memory capacity and insight problem solving, and concluded that "people with less effective cognition" are therefore "less creative" (p. 2003). This interpretation discounts substantial evidence that devoting less executive control facilitates…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Problem Solving, Attention, Individual Differences
Dawson, Peg – Communique, 2019
This article reviews the relationship between executive skills and academic performance as well as concerns about the current status of the field with respect to executive skills and future considerations. It summarizes what the author sees as the most positive aspects of the current state of understanding with respect to executive skills and…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Academic Achievement, State of the Art Reviews, Educational Trends
