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Partanen, Petri; Jansson, Billy; Sundin, Örjan – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2020
The demands on mathematical problem-solving have increased in almost all school systems internationally and may constitute a barrier for children with special educational needs (SEN). This study explored the role of fluid reasoning (FR), working memory (WM) and complex executive function of planning (EF) in children (N = 62) referred for…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Executive Function, Planning, Learning Problems
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Booth, Josephine N.; Boyle, James M. E. – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2009
Executive functions, including inhibition, have been implicated in children's reading ability. This study investigates whether children's performance on an inhibition task is more indicative of reading ability than a measure of another executive function, that is, planning. Fifty-three male participants were administered a reading test and tests…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Reading Tests, Inhibition, Reading Skills