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Impacts of Music Education on Different Areas of Personal Development
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Sökezoglu Atigan, Duygu – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2021
Different issues that cause anxiety in people such as future plans, academic success, self-confidence, and health have caused increase in the number of researches focusing on the role of art and music in life. The support of music education in many different development areas of individuals, especially children, has been proven by many studies in…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Activities, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Development
The Relationship between Media Multitasking and Executive Function in Early Adolescents
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Baumgartner, Susanne E.; Weeda, Wouter D.; van der Heijden, Lisa L.; Huizinga, Mariëtte – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2014
The increasing prevalence of media multitasking among adolescents is concerning because it may be negatively related to goal-directed behavior. This study investigated the relationship between media multitasking and executive function in 523 early adolescents (aged 11-15; 48% girls). The three central components of executive functions (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Correlation, Executive Function, Attention Control, Early Adolescents
The Interaction of Selective Attention and Cognitive Development on Achievement in Nigerian Secondary School Genetics
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Okoye, Namdi N. S. – College Student Journal, 2009
The study tried to examine the interaction between two independent variables of selective attention and cognitive development on Achievement in Genetics at the Secondary School level. In looking at the problem of this study three null hypotheses were generated for testing at 0.05 level of significance. Factorial Analysis of Variance design with…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Genetics, Secondary School Students, Statistical Analysis
The Development of Cognitive Skills and Gains in Academic School Readiness for Children from Low-Income Families
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Welsh, Janet A.; Nix, Robert L.; Blair, Clancy; Bierman, Karen L.; Nelson, Keith E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2010
This study examined developmental associations between growth in domain-general cognitive processes (working memory and attention control) and growth in domain-specific skills (emergent literacy and numeracy) across the prekindergarten year and their relative contributions to kindergarten reading and math achievement. One hundred sixty-four Head…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Low Income Groups, Preschool Education, Reading Achievement
The Effects of Student Engagement Rate, Formal Reasoning Ability and Locus of Control on Middle School Science Achievement.
Tobin, Kenneth G.; Capie, William – 1980
Students from thirteen middle school science classes participated in this study to determine their formal reasoning ability and locus of control. Students were observed through a sequence of lessons for their classroom behavior. Results indicated that achievement was related to high formal reasoning ability, attention to instruction, and internal…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academic Achievement, Attention Control, Cognitive Development
Do Children's Attention Processes Mediate the Link between Family Predictors and School Readiness?
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Developmental Psychology, 2003
Assessed the role of attention processes as mediators between family environment and school readiness, analyzing data from 1,002 children and their families participating in the NICHD Study of Early Child Care. Found that sustained attention partially accounted for the link between family environment and achievement and language outcomes.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention, Attention Control, Behavior Problems