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Improvements in Motor Competence Skills Are Associated with Improvements in Executive Function and Math Problem-Solving Skills in Early Childhood
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Michael Willoughby; Kesha Hudson; Yihua Hong; Amanda Wylie – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Efforts to increase moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in school-age children are associated with improved health, cognitive, and academic outcomes. However, questions remain about whether similar benefits are observed in early childhood. We hypothesized that motor competence, not MVPA, would be related to improved cognitive and…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Physical Activity Level, Executive Function, Mathematics Skills
Short Report: Improving Motor Competence Skills in Early Childhood Has Corollary Benefits for Executive Function and Numeracy Skills
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Hudson, Kesha N.; Ballou, Haley M.; Willoughby, Michael T. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Previous studies have documented that individual differences in fine and gross motor skills are associated with executive function (EF) skills. This study used an experimental design to test whether participating in cognitively challenging motor skills activities was causally related to improvements in motor skills and two key indicators of school…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Competence, Executive Function, Numeracy
Short Report: Improving Motor Competence Skills in Early Childhood Has Corollary Benefits for Executive Function and Numeracy Skills
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Hudson, Kesha N.; Ballou, Haley M.; Willoughby, Michael T. – Developmental Science, 2021
Previous studies have documented that individual differences in fine and gross motor skills are associated with executive function (EF) skills. This study used an experimental design to test whether participating in cognitively challenging motor skills activities was causally related to improvements in motor skills and two key indicators of school…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Competence, Executive Function, Numeracy
Improvements in Motor Competence Skills Are Associated with Improvements in Executive Function and Math Problem-Solving Skills in Early Childhood
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Michael T. Willoughby; Kesha N. Hudson; Yihua Hong; Amanda A. Wylie – Grantee Submission, 2021
Efforts to increase moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in school-aged children are associated with improved health, cognitive, and academic outcomes. However, questions remain about whether similar benefits are observed in early childhood. We hypothesized that motor competence, not MVPA, would be related to improved cognitive and…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Physical Activity Level, Executive Function, Mathematics Skills