Contributions of Executive Function to Spatial Thinking in Young Children

Autor/inn/en	Garcia, Nelcida L.; Dick, Anthony Steven; Pruden, Shannon M.
Titel	Contributions of Executive Function to Spatial Thinking in Young Children
Quelle	In: Infant and Child Development, 31 (2022) 4, (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Garcia, Nelcida L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1522-7227
DOI	10.1002/icd.2317
Schlagwörter	Executive Function; Spatial Ability; Young Children; Thinking Skills; Short Term Memory; Inhibition + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Frühe Kindheit; Denkfähigkeit; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Hemmung
Abstract	Identifying factors that contribute to spatial thinking is of great interest given links between spatial thinking and success in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Working memory has been found to be predictive of spatial thinking but little research has explored other components of executive function (i.e., inhibition and shifting) in relation to spatial thinking. A total of 131 4- to 6-year-olds (M[subscript age] = 5.06; 53.4% male; 56% Latinx, 18% White, 12% Mixed Race, 5% Asian, and 5% other) were assessed using spatial, executive function, and intelligence tasks. Results show that inhibition, shifting, and working memory are all associated with intrinsic and extrinsic spatial task scores. These results advance developmental theory on spatial thinking and offer a promising route for future interventions in improving spatial ability. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01