Intervention for Executive Functions Development in Early Elementary School Children: Effects on Learning and Behaviour, and Follow-Up Maintenance

Autor/inn/en	Dias, Natália Martins; Seabra, Alessandra Gotuzo
Titel	Intervention for Executive Functions Development in Early Elementary School Children: Effects on Learning and Behaviour, and Follow-Up Maintenance
Quelle	In: Educational Psychology, 37 (2017) 4, S.468-486 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0144-3410
DOI	10.1080/01443410.2016.1214686
Schlagwörter	Executive Function; Elementary School Students; Intervention; Primary Education; Grade 1; Experimental Groups; Control Groups; Reading Tests; Mathematics Tests; Achievement Gains; Program Effectiveness; Academic Achievement; Self Control; Foreign Countries; Behavior Problems; Child Behavior; Questionnaires; Screening Tests; Statistical Analysis; Pretests Posttests; Multivariate Analysis; Brazil; Trail Making Test; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Primarbereich; School year 01; 1. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 01; Lesetest; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Schulleistung; Selbstbeherrschung; Ausland; Fragebogen; Screening-Verfahren; Statistische Analyse; Multivariate Analyse; Brasilien
Abstract	Executive functions (EF) can be promoted by classroom interventions. Our study investigated whether (a) an intervention conducted by teachers improves EF in children; (b) there are effects on behaviour and academic achievement; and (c) there are stable benefits in a one-year follow-up. Fifty-eight first-graders, divided into experimental (EG = 28) and control (CG = 30) groups, were assessed in EF, reading and arithmetic tests. Parents and teachers answered EF and behaviour functional scales. The intervention was conducted by teachers in the classroom context. EG children showed greater gains in EF and outperformed controls on reading and arithmetic measures. The EG maintained better performance in the one-year follow-up and showed transfer effect for behaviour measures. The EF intervention may be a useful tool for promoting improved adjustment and academic achievement. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01