[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 …

The classroom as a developmental context for cognitive development: A meta-analysis on the importance of teacher–student interactions for children's executive …

L Vandenbroucke, J Spilt… - Review of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Executive functions (EFs), important cognitive processes that enable goal-directed behavior,
develop due to maturation and environmental stimulation. The current study systematically …

Review of the evidence on, and fundamental questions about, efforts to improve executive functions, including working memory

A Diamond, DS Ling - Cognitive and working memory training …, 2020 - books.google.com
Review of the evidence on, and fundamental questions about, efforts to improve executive
functions, including working memory Page 166 8 Review of the Evidence on, and Fundamental …

[HTML][HTML] The neurodevelopment of executive function skills: Implications for academic achievement gaps.

PD Zelazo, SM Carlson - Psychology & Neuroscience, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Introduction: Executive function (EF) skills emerge in infancy and typically become more
effective and efficient throughout childhood and adolescence and into early adulthood …

Predictors of early growth in academic achievement: The head-toes-knees-shoulders task

MM McClelland, CE Cameron, R Duncan… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Children's behavioral self-regulation and executive function (EF; including attentional or
cognitive flexibility, working memory, and inhibitory control) are strong predictors of …

Predictors of behavioral regulation in kindergarten: Household chaos, parenting, and early executive functions.

L Vernon-Feagans, M Willoughby… - Developmental …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Behavioral regulation is an important school readiness skill that has been linked to early
executive function (EF) and later success in learning and school achievement. Although …

Self‐regulation in early childhood: Improving conceptual clarity and developing ecologically valid measures

MM McClelland, CE Cameron - Child development …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Children's ability to direct their attention and behavior to learning tasks provides a
foundation for healthy social and academic development in early schooling. Although an …

Fine motor skills and executive function both contribute to kindergarten achievement

CE Cameron, LL Brock, WM Murrah, LH Bell… - Child …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined the contribution of executive function (EF) and multiple aspects of fine
motor skills to achievement on 6 standardized assessments in a sample of middle …

Executive functions

A Diamond - Annual review of psychology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Executive functions (EFs) make possible mentally playing with ideas; taking the time to think
before acting; meeting novel, unanticipated challenges; resisting temptations; and staying …

[PDF][PDF] Executive function

SM Carlson, PD Zelazo, S Faja - 2013 - drive.google.com
Executive function (EF) refers to the set of neurocognitive skills involved in goal-directed
problem solving, including working memory, inhibitory control, and set shifting/flexibility. EF …