Executive function describes a set of cognitive processes and mental skills that help an individual plan, monitor, and successfully execute their goals. The “executive functions,” as they’re ...

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The answer may be complicated, but often it comes down to a core set of skills that have increasingly been recognized as crucial for success in school: executive functioning. The acquisition of ...

Because social media is designed to keep users engaged for long periods of time, and kids and teens are still learning executive function skills, it’s important for parents and teachers to set ...

Students are expected to learn more efficiently and effectively, and Executive Function skills are essential to accomplish that. Executive Function Coach support will work with students to address ...

Two twin studies at IBG are exploring the role of Executive Cognitive Functions (ECFs) as they relate to human development and behavior. ECFs are processes that control and regulate thought and action ...

Yet, executive functioning—the planning, organizing, and time-management skills they need—doesn’t just magically appear. These skills are learned, not innate. And with each new grade ...

Nash found what she was looking for in the growing new field of executive function, or EF, coaches. Executive function skills fall under three big headings: working, or short-term, memory ...

vu.nl. Purpose The goal of this meta-analysis was to aggregate available empirical studies on the effects of physical exercise on executive functions in preadolescent children (6–12 years of age), ...

Objective To synthesise randomised controlled trials (RCTs) regarding the effects of chronic exercise interventions on different domain-specific executive functions (EFs) among children and ...

Soon after her son started middle school, Kay Nash, head of talent at a Washington, D.C., law firm, started worrying about his organizational skills and study habits. He’d been diagnosed with ...