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Christina Hubertina Helena Maria Heemskerk; Claudia M. Roebers – Journal of Cognition and Development, 2024
Young children tend to rely on reactive cognitive control (e.g. strongly slow down after an error), even when task accuracy would benefit from proactive cognitive control (taking a slower task approach up front). We investigated if giving young primary school children opportunities to repeatedly experience tasks where success rates depend on…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Reaction Time, Accuracy, Feedback (Response)
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Vogelaar, Bart; Veerbeek, Jochanan; Splinter, Suzanne E.; Resing, Wilma C. M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2021
This study aimed to investigate children's potential for reasoning by analogy utilizing a newly-developed computerized dynamic test, and the potential differential influence of executive functions (cognitive flexibility, attention, and planning) on static and dynamic measures of analogical reasoning. Participants included 64 children (mean age =…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Executive Function, Computer Assisted Testing, Children