Testing longitudinal associations between executive function and academic achievement.

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 767-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael T. Willoughby ◽  
Amanda C. Wylie ◽  
Michael H. Little
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Longitudinal Associations

scholarly journals Executive function as a mediator between SES and academic achievement throughout childhood

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwendolyn M. Lawson ◽  
Martha J. Farah
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Math Achievement ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Normal Brain ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Reading And Math ◽  
Mri Study

Childhood socioeconomic status (SES), as measured by parental education and family income, is highly predictive of academic achievement, but little is known about how specific cognitive systems shape SES disparities in achievement outcomes. This study investigated the extent to which executive function (EF) mediated associations between parental education and family income and changes in reading and math achievement in a sample of 336 children between the ages of 6 and 15 years from the NIH MRI Study of Normal Brain Development. Verbal memory was simultaneously modeled as a comparison candidate mediator. SES predicted significant changes in reading and math achievement over a two-year time period. Furthermore, executive function, but not verbal memory, was found to partially mediate the relationship between SES variables and change in math achievement. Collectively, these results suggest that executive function may be an important link between childhood SES and academic achievement

scholarly journals Prediction of childhood brain outcomes in infants born preterm using neonatal MRI and concurrent clinical biomarkers (PREBO-6): study protocol for a prospective cohort study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. e036480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne M George ◽  
Alex M Pagnozzi ◽  
Samudragupta Bora ◽  
Roslyn N Boyd ◽  
Paul B Colditz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Trial Registration ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
List Type ◽  
Neonatal Mri

IntroductionInfants born very preterm are at risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes, including cognitive deficits, motor impairments and cerebral palsy. Earlier identification enables targeted early interventions to be implemented with the aim of improving outcomes.Methods and analysisProtocol for 6-year follow-up of two cohorts of infants born <31 weeks gestational age (PPREMO: Prediction of Preterm Motor Outcomes; PREBO: Prediction of Preterm Brain Outcomes) and a small term-born reference sample in Brisbane, Australia. Both preterm cohorts underwent very early MRI and concurrent clinical assessment at 32 and 40 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) and were followed up at 3, 12 and 24 months corrected age (CA). This study will perform MRI and electroencephalography (EEG). Primary outcomes include the Movement Assessment Battery for Children second edition and Full-Scale IQ score from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children fifth edition (WISC-V). Secondary outcomes include the Gross Motor Function Classification System for children with cerebral palsy; executive function (Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function second edition, WISC-V Digit Span and Picture Span, Wisconsin Card Sorting Test 64 Card Version); attention (Test of Everyday Attention for Children second edition); language (Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals fifth edition), academic achievement (Woodcock Johnson IV Tests of Achievement); mental health and quality of life (Development and Well-Being Assessment, Autism Spectrum Quotient-10 Items Child version and Child Health Utility-9D).AimsExamine the ability of early neonatal MRI, EEG and concurrent clinical measures at 32 weeks PMA to predict motor, cognitive, language, academic achievement and mental health outcomes at 6 years CA.Determine if early brain abnormalities persist and are evident on brain MRI at 6 years CA and the relationship to EEG and concurrent motor, cognitive, language, academic achievement and mental health outcomes.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval has been obtained from Human Research Ethics Committees at Children’s Health Queensland (HREC/19/QCHQ/49800) and The University of Queensland (2019000426). Study findings will be presented at national and international conferences and published in peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration numberACTRN12619000155190p.Web address of trialhttp://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?ACTRN=12619000155190p

scholarly journals Impacting Urban Students’ Academic Achievement and Executive Function Through School-Based Arts Integration Programs

SAGE Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824401877313
Author(s):  
Taylor E. Moss ◽  
Matthew J. Benus ◽  
Elizabeth A. Tucker
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Executive Function ◽  
Arts Integration ◽  
Urban Students ◽  
School Based
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