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Stipek, Deborah; Valentino, Rachel A. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2015
Longitudinal data from the children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) were used to assess how well measures of short-term and working memory and attention in early childhood predicted longitudinal growth trajectories in mathematics and reading comprehension. Analyses also examined whether changes in memory and attention were more…
Descriptors: Young Children, Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys, Short Term Memory
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Metcalfe, Lindsay A.; Harvey, Elizabeth A.; Laws, Holly B. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
Existing research suggests that there is a relation between academic/cognitive deficits and externalizing behavior in young children, but the direction of this relation is unclear. The present study tested competing models of the relation between academic/cognitive functioning and behavior problems during early childhood. Participants were 221…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Cognitive Ability, Academic Ability, Behavior Problems