Abstract Executive functions refer to top–down processes utilized in goal-directed behavior. Executive functions and academic achievement relate robustly, from early childhood through adolescence. Executive functions and their neural networks appear to be malleable, and environments can support their development....
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read moreA new study from Cornell University has found that poor planning skills contribute to the income-achievement gap starting as early as kindergarten. The researchers found that low-income children have a harder time accomplishing planning tasks efficiently in a goal-oriented...
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