Executive functions and approaches to learning in predicting school readiness

•Associations between different aspects of self-regulation, and how they relate to learning, are unclear.•In this study, executive functions were significantly associated with math gains across the preschool year.•Children's approaches to learning were associated with gains in math and listenin...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied developmental psychology 2017-11, Vol.53, p.1-9
Hauptverfasser: Vitiello, Virginia E., Greenfield, Daryl B.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:•Associations between different aspects of self-regulation, and how they relate to learning, are unclear.•In this study, executive functions were significantly associated with math gains across the preschool year.•Children's approaches to learning were associated with gains in math and listening comprehension.•Approaches to learning did not mediate the association between executive functions and school readiness gains.
ISSN:0193-3973
1873-7900
DOI:10.1016/j.appdev.2017.08.004