Testing longitudinal associations between executive function and academic achievement.
2018/12/27 by Michael T. Willoughby, Amanda C. Wylie, Amanda Wylie +2 · 32 citations
Social Sciences · Psychology · #Early Childhood Education and Development #Cognitive Abilities and Testing #Educational and Psychological Assessments
paper · doi:10.1037/dev0000664
Abstract
= 6,040) from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten, 2010-2011 (ECLS-K:2011) cohort, we estimated a series of latent growth curve models with structured residuals to test the between and within-person associations between 2 dimensions of EF (working memory, cognitive flexibility) and 2 domains of academic achievement (math, reading). Whereas between-person associations between EF and achievement were large (φ = .55-.91), the within-person associations were small (βs = -.10-.25). Within-person effects of earlier reading achievement on later EF skills was the most consistent finding. Results were unchanged when analyses were repeated using the subset of children who were eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, a proxy for low socioeconomic households. Results are discussed with respect to interest in improving EF skills as a means for facilitating school outcomes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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