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Eduardo Melguizo-Ibáñez; Pilar Puertas-Molero; Gabriel González Valero; José Manuel Alonso-Vargas – Quest, 2025
This study aims to study the effect of active breaks on different executive functions regarding the intervention and the session length. A systematic review from January to April 2024 was conducted. The search was carried out in the Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, Eric, and PsycINFO databases. Active breaks are effective in promoting the…
Descriptors: Recess Breaks, Executive Function, Inhibition, Attention
Freda Jia Xin Jong; Alvin Lai Oon Ng; Cheng Kar Phang; Safa Omran; Siew Li Teoh – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2025
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are secular trainings shown to enhance cognitive function, but their effectiveness among tertiary students has not been critically evaluated. This review synthesized evidence from randomized controlled trials on the impact of MBIs on cognitive improvement in tertiary students. Databases including Medline and…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Intervention, College Students, Cognitive Ability
Theresa Huff – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Anxiety in college students is at an all-time high, and the online learning environment can inadvertently add to that anxiety. Instructors and instructional designers play a vital role in supporting these online learners. While online learner anxiety around belonging and technology use have been studied, little research exists around course and…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Online Courses, Educational Technology
Davidson, Fiona; Rusak, Benjamin; Chambers, Christine; Corkum, Penny – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2019
The purpose of this narrative review was to synthesize the existing literature on the impact of sleep on daytime functioning in both typically developing (TD) children and children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Correlational studies in children suggest that insufficient sleep and impaired daytime functioning are…
Descriptors: Sleep, Child Health, Mental Health, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Donovan, Amalia M.; Theodosis, Elias; Rapp, David N. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2018
People routinely rely on inaccuracies they have read to complete subsequent tasks, even when they should already possess accurate prior knowledge. This problematic reliance maintains even when people are warned about potential inaccuracies prior to reading. In contrast, reductions have been observed when interventions target encoding of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Reading Comprehension, Attention, Memory
Seymour, Caitlyn I.; Erdynast, Esmé D.; Miller, Michelle D. – College Teaching, 2021
Misconceptions and insufficient knowledge related to attention and multitasking can negatively influence academic performance. As part of an educational intervention titled "Attention Matters!" designed to address these issues, 298 college students completed an online module that included the Counterproductive Beliefs Survey (CBS) both…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Knowledge Level, Beliefs, Student Attitudes
León, Samuel P.; Carcelén Fraile, María del Carmen; García-Martínez, Inmaculada – Education Sciences, 2021
(1) Background: An abacus is an instrument used to perform different arithmetic operations. The objective was to analyze the benefits of mathematical calculations made with an abacus to improve the concentration, attention, memory, perceptive attitudes, and creativity cognitive abilities of primary school students. (2) Methods: A total of 65…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Manipulative Materials, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Activities
Nelson, Amanda K.; DuPaul, George J.; Evans, Steven W.; Lenker, Kristina P. – School Mental Health, 2022
Adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at heightened risk of experiencing academic difficulties due to organizational deficits. Impairment can be exacerbated through poor sleep hygiene and excessive daytime sleepiness, prevalent sleep challenges for adolescents with ADHD. Given established relationships among sleep,…
Descriptors: Sleep, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intervention, Outcomes of Treatment
Martínez-Sande, Paola Andrea; Pacheco, Kattia Cantillo; Martínez-González, Marina Begoña; Chajin, Leidylizeth Hernandez – Early Child Development and Care, 2022
Psychosocial intervention programs are carried out in Latin American communities with socioeconomic disadvantage to improve their quality of life; few evaluations are carried out to measure their effectiveness. The study aimed to determine if intervention processes in vulnerable communities might favor the children's development. An analysis of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Intervention, Cognitive Development
Clinical Reasoning in the Assessment and Planning for Intervention for Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Wilcox, Gabrielle; Heudes, Alethea – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2017
Clinical reasoning requires thoughtful consideration of a variety of factors that contribute to the conceptualization of a case such as the reason for referral, school information, home environment, assessment outcomes, and behavioural observations made during assessments. The purpose of this article is to provide the reader with insight into the…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Mental Disorders, Evaluation Methods, Intervention
Monteiro, Marta; Ricard, Richard J.; Ratanavivan, Wannigar – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2022
This pilot study explored the impact of an eight-session attentional skills training (AST) program for elementary-age school children. Twenty-four students, 3rd through 6th grade, participated in guidance sessions involving exposure to mindfulness exercises and video gaming activities designed to challenge visual attention, memory, and…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Video Games, Elementary School Students, Pilot Projects
Silva, Paloma N.; Maricle, Denise E. – Communique, 2021
Spina bifida (SB) refers to a subgroup of congenital defects where the neural tube fails to fuse, often resulting in a protruding spinal cord. This is often due to a defect or absence of vertebral arches resulting from a failure of the mesoderm to organize over the region of the defect. SB occurs during gestation between the third and sixth week…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Students with Disabilities, School Psychologists, Role
Zucker, Tricia A.; Jacbos, Erin; Cabell, Sonia Q. – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: This study used the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to examine barriers to teachers’ implementation of a supplemental academic language curricula. Despite high satisfaction with this scripted curriculum, three past studies indicated heterogeneity in teachers’ fidelity of implementing the curriculum as well as difficulty…
Descriptors: Barriers, Preschool Teachers, Academic Language, Curriculum Implementation
Stichter, Janine P.; Christ, Shawn E.; Herzog, Melissa J.; O'Donnell, Rose M.; O'Connor, Karen V. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2016
Numerous research groups have consistently called for increased rigor within the evaluation of social programming to better understand pivotal factors to treatment outcomes. The underwhelming data on the essential features of social competence programs for students with behavior challenges may, in part, be attributed to the manner by which…
Descriptors: Intelligence Tests, Executive Function, Interpersonal Competence, Adolescents
McMahan, Amy; Maricle, Denise E. – Communique, 2020
Epilepsy represents a common neuropsychological disorder in children, which presents a myriad of cognitive, neuropsychological, social, emotional, behavioral, and learning problems. School psychologists are in a unique position to provide psychoeducation, assessment, intervention, and general supports for students with epilepsy and their families.…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Special Needs Students, School Psychologists, Role