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Parenting and Children's Executive Function Stability across the Transition to School
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Helm, Abigail F.; McCormick, Sarah A.; Deater-Deckard, Kirby; Smith, Cynthia L.; Calkins, Susan D.; Bell, Martha Ann – Infant and Child Development, 2020
When children transition to school between the ages of 4 and 6 years, they must learn to control their attention and behaviour to be successful. Concurrently, executive function (EF) is an important skill undergoing significant development in childhood. To understand changes occurring during this period, we examined the role of parenting in the…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Executive Function, Mothers, Video Technology
Attentional Predictors of 5-Month-Olds' Performance on a Looking A-Not-B Task
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Marcovitch, Stuart; Clearfield, Melissa W.; Swingler, Margaret; Calkins, Susan D.; Bell, Martha Ann – Infant and Child Development, 2016
In the first year of life, the ability to search for hidden objects is an indicator of object permanence and, when multiple locations are involved, executive function (i.e. inhibition, cognitive flexibility and working memory). The current study was designed to examine attentional predictors of search in 5-month-old infants (as measured by the…
Descriptors: Infants, Attention Control, Puppetry, Performance
The Role of Executive Control of Attention and Selective Encoding for Preschoolers' Learning
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Roderer, Thomas; Krebs, Saskia; Schmid, Corinne; Roebers, Claudia M. – Infant and Child Development, 2012
Selectivity in encoding, aspects of attentional control and their contribution to learning performance were explored in a sample of preschoolers. While the children are performing a learning task, their encoding of relevant and attention towards irrelevant information was recorded through an eye-tracking device. Recognition of target items was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Executive Function, Attention Control
Improving Executive Functions in 5- and 6-year-olds: Evaluation of a Small Group Intervention in Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Children
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Röthlisberger, Marianne; Neuenschwander, Regula; Cimeli, Patriza; Michel, Eva; Roebers, Claudia M. – Infant and Child Development, 2012
Research suggests a central role of executive functions for children's cognitive and social development during preschool years, especially in promoting school readiness. Interventions aiming to improve executive functions are therefore being called for. The present study examined the effect of a small group intervention implemented in kindergarten…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Executive Function