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Amount and Type of Physical Activity as Predictors of Growth in Executive Functions, Attentional Control, and Social Self-Control across 4 Years of Elementary School
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Koepp, Andrew E.; Gershoff, Elizabeth T. – Developmental Science, 2022
This paper used a nationally representative sample of children from the United States to examine the extent to which physical activity and sports participation may promote growth in children's executive functions (EFs), attention, and social self-control over time. Using data from the ECLS-K:2011 (N = 18,174), findings indicated that regular…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Executive Function, Self Control, Team Sports
Directly Assessed and Adult-Reported Executive Functions: Associations with Academic Skills in Ghana
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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
Preschool Executive Function and Adult Outcomes: A Developmental Cascade Model
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Ahmed, Sammy F.; Kuhfeld, Megan; Watts, Tyler W.; Davis-Kean, Pamela E.; Vandell, Deborah Lowe – Developmental Psychology, 2021
The present study examined longitudinal associations between preschoolers' executive function (EF) and adult educational attainment, impulse control, and general health directly and through its cascading effects on childhood and adolescent EF using a large, national, and prospective longitudinal sample of participants. Data were drawn from the…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Executive Function, Adults, Educational Attainment
First-Grade Cognitive Predictors of Writing Disabilities in Grades 2 through 4 Elementary School Students
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Costa, Lara-Jeane; Green, Melissa; Sideris, John; Hooper, Stephen R. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2018
The primary aim of this study was determining Grade 1 cognitive predictors of students at risk for writing disabilities in Grades 2 through 4. Applying cognitive measures selected to align with theoretical and empirical models of writing, tasks were administered to Grade 1 students assessing fine-motor, linguistic, and executive functions: 84 at…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2
First-Grade Cognitive Predictors of Writing Disabilities in Grades 2 through 4 Elementary School Students
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Costa, Lara-Jeane; Green, Melissa; Sideris, John; Hooper, Stephen R. – Grantee Submission, 2018
The primary aim of this study was determining Grade 1 cognitive predictors of students at risk for writing disabilities in Grades 2 through 4. Applying cognitive measures selected to align with theoretical and empirical models of writing, tasks were administered to Grade 1 students assessing fine-motor, linguistic, and executive functions: 84 at…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Elementary School Students, Grade 1, Grade 2
Preliminary Impacts of SECURe PreK on Child- and Classroom-Level Outcomes
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Jones, Stephanie M.; Kargman, Marie; Kargman, Max; Bailey, Rebecca – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
This paper presents initial results from a pilot evaluation of the pre-K component of a new school-based intervention strategy (Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Understanding and Regulation in education, SECURe) for pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade that is designed to build skills in social-emotional learning (focusing on executive function and…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Cognitive Development, Preschool Education