Building executive function in pre-school children through play
A Curriculum
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4486164 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lara A Coelho (0000-0001-9172-8838, University of Lethbridge, corresponding author), Alycia N Amatto, Alycia Amatto (0000-0003-2830-7701, University of Alberta), Claudia L R Gonzalez (0000-0001-7338-9940, University of Lethbridge), Robbin L Gibbs, Robbin Gibb (University of Lethbridge) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 128-142 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Play (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2159-4937 • E-ISSN: 2159-4953 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21594937.2020.1720127 |
| OpenAlex | W3006589367 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 25 |
Executive function (EF) is a term that defines a group of cognitive abilities fundamental to goal-directed behaviour. EF is a strong predictor of both academic and life success. Therefore, it is important to develop EFs in the early years of life. We created a curriculum of games (BBF) for preschool children that focused on improving EFs. The purpose of the study was to assess the curriculum's impact. We asked the parents of 86 children to respond to three surveys. The majority (72) of these children participated in the BBF curriculum, while 14 were in a control group. These surveys were given twice; pre- and post-curriculum implementation. We found significant improvements in various behaviours measured by the three questionnaires in the BBF group that did not occur in the control group. This suggests that the BBF curriculum can be implemented as a programme to improve cognitive abilities in children
Cognition · Curriculum · Developmental psychology · Executive functions · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Computer Science · Early Childhood Education and Development · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Medicine · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |