[HTML][HTML] Conclusions about interventions, programs, and approaches for improving executive functions that appear justified and those that, despite much hype, do not

A Diamond, DS Ling - Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract The 'Executive Functions'(EFs) of inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive
flexibility enable us to think before we act, resist temptations or impulsive reactions, stay …

Working memory training does not improve performance on measures of intelligence or other measures of “far transfer” evidence from a meta-analytic review

M Melby-Lervåg, TS Redick… - Perspectives on …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
It has been claimed that working memory training programs produce diverse beneficial
effects. This article presents a meta-analysis of working memory training studies (with a …

Executive Function: Implications for Education. NCER 2017-2000.

PD Zelazo, CB Blair, MT Willoughby - National Center for Education Research, 2016 - ERIC
Executive function (EF) skills are the attention-regulation skills that make it possible to
sustain attention, keep goals and information in mind, refrain from responding immediately …

Anxiety and working memory capacity: A meta-analysis and narrative review.

TP Moran - Psychological bulletin, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Cognitive deficits are now widely recognized to be an important component of anxiety. In
particular, anxiety is thought to restrict the capacity of working memory by competing with …

[HTML][HTML] Learning strategies: A synthesis and conceptual model

JAC Hattie, GM Donoghue - npj Science of Learning, 2016 - nature.com
The purpose of this article is to explore a model of learning that proposes that various
learning strategies are powerful at certain stages in the learning cycle. The model describes …

[HTML][HTML] Gamification of cognitive assessment and cognitive training: a systematic review of applications and efficacy

J Lumsden, EA Edwards, NS Lawrence… - JMIR serious …, 2016 - games.jmir.org
Background: Cognitive tasks are typically viewed as effortful, frustrating, and repetitive,
which often leads to participant disengagement. This, in turn, may negatively impact data …

A meta-analysis of mathematics and working memory: Moderating effects of working memory domain, type of mathematics skill, and sample characteristics.

P Peng, J Namkung, M Barnes… - Journal of Educational …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine the relation between mathematics and
working memory (WM) and to identify possible moderators of this relation including domains …

How methodological features affect effect sizes in education

ACK Cheung, RE Slavin - Educational Researcher, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
As evidence becomes increasingly important in educational policy, it is essential to
understand how research design might contribute to reported effect sizes in experiments …

Separate but correlated: The latent structure of space and mathematics across development.

KS Mix, SC Levine, YL Cheng, C Young… - Journal of …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
The relations among various spatial and mathematics skills were assessed in a cross-
sectional study of 854 children from kindergarten, third, and sixth grades (ie, 5 to 13 years of …

Neurocognitive factors in sensory restoration of early deafness: a connectome model

A Kral, WG Kronenberger, DB Pisoni… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Progress in biomedical technology (cochlear, vestibular, and retinal implants) has led to
remarkable success in neurosensory restoration, particularly in the auditory system …