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Somkiat Kongthanajindasiri; Manop Sungkaew; Benchaporn Sawangsri – Journal of Education and Learning, 2025
In this study, we aimed to develop an active play learning model to enhance cognitive thinking skills in elementary school students. We employed a qualitative research methodology, targeting health and physical education teachers from schools in Suphan Buri Province in Thailand. We collected data through individual surveys and indepth interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Executive Function, Elementary School Students
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Dail, Teresa; Smith, Caroline – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2016
The benefits of swimming for children with disabilities include improved motor skills, physical fitness, executive brain function and improved social skills. Swimming can also be an activity that provides a positive environment for children suffering from attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). This article provides an overview of ADHD and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Psychomotor Skills, Brain, Executive Function
Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2012
This article presents essential ideas from various people on how to cultivate healthy childhood. Amelia Gambetti says that in terms of young children, the element of complexity offers to them the possibility to have an opportunity to learn how to think and to generate ideas. Diane Levin shares how a three-year-old kid taught her that children do…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Early Childhood Education, Childhood Interests, Young Children
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Gobbo, Ken; Shmulsky, Solvegi – Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities, 2014
This article reports the findings of a qualitative inquiry involving two focus groups made up of experienced faculty who met to discuss academic concerns faced by college students with autism spectrum disorders, including Asperger's disorder. Analysis of group meeting transcripts indicated that student concerns fell into categories related to…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Focus Groups, College Students, College Faculty