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Rodrigues, Michelle; Sokolovic, Nina; Madigan, Sheri; Luo, Yiqi; Silva, Victoria; Misra, Shruti; Jenkins, Jennifer – Child Development, 2021
In a series of meta-analyses, paternal sensitivity was associated with children's (age range: 7 months-9 years) overall cognitive functioning (N = 3,193; k = 23; r = 0.19), including language skills (k = 9; r = 0.21), cognitive ability (k = 9; r = 0.18), and executive function (k = 8; r = 0.19). Paternal sensitivity was not associated with…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Cognitive Development, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Vandenbroucke, Loren; Spilt, Jantine; Verschueren, Karine; Piccinin, Claire; Baeyens, Dieter – Review of Educational Research, 2018
Executive functions (EFs), important cognitive processes that enable goal-directed behavior, develop due to maturation and environmental stimulation. The current study systematically reviews and synthesizes evidence on the association between teacher-student interactions and EFs. The search resulted in 28 studies, from which 23 studies provided…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Teacher Student Relationship, Executive Function, Meta Analysis
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Ackerman, Debra J.; Friedman-Krauss, Allison H. – ETS Research Report Series, 2017
The early education field increasingly is recognizing the key role played by young children's executive function (EF) skills, generally defined as the cognitive abilities that consciously support goal-directed behaviors. To provide the field with an overview of research conducted on this topic over the past 15 years, we review research on the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Executive Function, Research Needs, Research Reports