ERIC Number: EJ1363278
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
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Exploring the Effect of Cool and Hot EFs Training in Four-Year-Old Children
Pellizzoni, Sandra; Fontana, Martina; Passolunghi, Maria Chiara
European Journal of Developmental Psychology, v18 n5 p731-746 2021
Executive Functions (EFs) are crucial top-down processes characterized by cool and hot aspects, required for goal-directed behaviour. Only a few studies evaluated and trained concurrently cool and hot EFs. Therefore, we promote a training aiming to enhance both EFs components. A total of 91 children attending the second year of kindergarten were involved. Forty-two children attended the EFs training, while forty-nine children represented the active control group. The training was proposed twice a week for three months. The twenty sessions were divided as follows: 10 were focused on cool EFs, while the last 10 were related to hot EFs. The children were evaluated before and after the trainings with tasks including inhibition, working memory, delay of gratification, and emotion regulation. The results indicate increased cool and hot EFs abilities in children who attended the EFs training. Data are discussed in terms of developmental implications and highlights the importance to promote training focused also on hot EFs aspects.
Descriptors: Executive Function, Child Development, Teaching Methods, Outcomes of Education, Comparative Analysis, Inhibition, Short Term Memory, Delay of Gratification, Self Control, Kindergarten, Task Analysis, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Tests, Scores, Preschool Children
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
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