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The effect of metacognitive executive function training on children's executive function, proactive control, and academic skills

Kubota, Maki; Hadley, Lauren V.; Schäffner, Simone; Könend, Tanja; Meaneye, Julie-Anne; Moreyf, Candice C.; Auyeungg, Bonnie; Moriguchih, Yusuke; Karbachi, Julia; Chevalier, Nicolas

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Authors

Maki Kubota

Simone Schäffner

Tanja Könend

Julie-Anne Meaneye

Candice C. Moreyf

Bonnie Auyeungg

Yusuke Moriguchih

Julia Karbachi

Nicolas Chevalier



Abstract

The current study investigated the effects of metacognitive and executive function (EF) training on childhood EF (inhibition, working memory [WM], cognitive flexibility, and proactive/reactive control) and academic skills (reading, reasoning, and math) among children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Children (N = 134, Mage = 8.70 years) were assigned randomly to the three training groups: (a) metacognitive training of basic EF processes (meta-EF), (b) training of basic EF processes (basic-EF), and (c) active controls (active control). They underwent 16 training sessions over the course of 2 months. No effects of EF and/or metacognitive training were found for academic outcomes. However, both meta-EF and basic-EF groups demonstrated greater gains than the active control group on proactive control engagement and WM, suggesting that EF training promotes a shift to more mature ways of engaging EF. Our findings suggest minimal near- and far-transfer effects of metacognitive training but highlight that proactive engagement of EF can be promoted through EF training in children.

Citation

Kubota, M., Hadley, L. V., Schäffner, S., Könend, T., Meaneye, J.-A., Moreyf, C. C., …Chevalier, N. (2023). The effect of metacognitive executive function training on children's executive function, proactive control, and academic skills. Developmental Psychology, 59(11), 2002-2020. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001626

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 28, 2023
Online Publication Date Oct 12, 2023
Publication Date Nov 1, 2023
Deposit Date Sep 8, 2023
Publicly Available Date Oct 12, 2023
Journal Developmental Psychology
Print ISSN 0012-1649
Electronic ISSN 1939-0599
Publisher American Psychological Association
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 59
Issue 11
Pages 2002-2020
DOI https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001626
Keywords Life-span and Life-course Studies; Developmental and Educational Psychology; Demography
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/25073697
Publisher URL https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2024-16480-001

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