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Veraksa, Nikolay; Gavrilova, Margarita; Veraksa, Aleksander – Education Sciences, 2022
An indirect connection between executive functioning and imagination was revealed earlier in the study of pretend play. This study aimed to explore the relationship between imagination and executive functions in children. Two-hundred-six typically developing children aged 6-7 years were assessed with main executive functions (working memory,…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Imagination, Short Term Memory, Play
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Bayanova, Larisa; Popova, Rezeda; Veraksa, Aleksander; Bukhalenkova, Daria – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2022
This study investigated the relationships between executive functions of children aged 5-6 and the level of their cultural congruence, that reflects the extent to which behaviour of a child corresponds to a set of cultural rules, typical for this age in this culture. The main components of executive functions (working memory, cognitive flexibility…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Executive Function, Congruence (Psychology)
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Veraksa, Aleksander; Sukhikh, Vera; Veresov, Nikolay; Almazova, Olga – International Journal of Early Years Education, 2022
In this study we aimed to compare the contribution of each play type to the development of different EFs components: shifting, working memory (visuospatial and auditory) and inhibition (two aspects of cognitive inhibition and physical inhibition). Following a preliminary examination of EFs was the intervention, which consisted of 14 play sessions…
Descriptors: Play, Child Behavior, Executive Function, Short Term Memory
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Bayanova, Larisa; Chichinina, Elena; Veraksa, Aleksander; Almazova, Olga; Dolgikh, Alexandra – Education Sciences, 2022
Previous studies have shown that there is a positive correlation between attending music classes regularly and the development of executive functions. This paper discusses the results of a pilot study dedicated to determining the difference in the level of development of the components of executive functions (inhibitory control, cognitive…
Descriptors: Music Education, Executive Function, Preschool Children, Preschool Education