Deficits in executive functions predict longer term difficulties in STEM

Deficits in executive functions predict longer term difficulties in STEM

Kindergarten children who exhibit poor executive functions are at elevated risk for repeated academic difficulties across elementary school, including in mathematics and science, according to a new longitudinal study of 11,000 students attending U.S. elementary schools.

Executive functions are a set of cognitive processes that manage and regulate our goal-directed behavior. They are like the mind's "air traffic control system," helping people plan, shift their attention and organize ...

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Published November 06, 2018 at 12:13PM