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Contribution of Executive Functions to Learning Sequential Actions in Young Children
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Yanaoka, Kaichi; Saito, Satoru – Child Development, 2021
This study examined whether executive functions impact how flexibly children represent task context in performing repeated sequential actions. Japanese children in Experiments 1 (N = 52; 3-6 years) and 2 (N = 50, 4-6 years) performed sequential actions repeatedly; one group received reminders. Experiment 1 indicated that reminders promote flexible…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Sequential Learning, Children, Foreign Countries
Effects of Prerequisite-Skill Acquisition and Child Characteristics on Hierarchical Learning.
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Bergan, John R.; And Others – Child Development, 1979
A structural analysis of skills taught by 49 parents to their preschool children indicated that individual characteristics affect initial prerequisite-skill performance directly and superordinate-skill learning indirectly through their impact on prerequisite skills. (JMB)
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Parents, Preschool Children, Preschool Education