Executive Functioning Skills, Neurocognition, and Academic Achievement of UG Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 27-46
Author(s):  
A. Jahitha Begum ◽  
A. Sathishkumar ◽  
T. Habeebur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Executive Functioning Skills

Growth in Middle School Students’ Curiosity, Executive Functioning, and Academic Achievement: Results From a Theory-Informed SEL and MBI School Counseling Intervention

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (1_part_3) ◽  
pp. 2156759X2110076
Author(s):  
Matthew E. Lemberger-Truelove ◽  
Peggy L. Ceballos ◽  
Citlali E. Molina ◽  
Kira J. Carbonneau
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Middle School Students ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
School Counselors ◽  
School Students ◽  
Delayed Treatment ◽  
Counseling Intervention ◽  
Randomized Design

The authors investigated a combined social and emotional learning and mindfulness-based intervention as delivered by school counselors to students in classrooms and their teachers using consultation practices. The study used a cluster-randomized design at the classroom level, with an ethnically diverse sample of 109 middle school students divided between treatment and delayed treatment groups. Analyses found significant intervention effects for the treatment group in students’ changes in stress tolerance, social curiosity, executive functioning (i.e., shift, plan and organize, and task monitoring), and academic achievement (i.e., mathematics, science, English, and social studies). Implications of these findings evince how theory-informed school counseling can contribute to important outcomes in educational settings.

scholarly journals The Association Between Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Academic Achievement in Dutch Adolescents: Findings From the GOALS Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 460-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin L. Van Dijk ◽  
Renate H.M. De Groot ◽  
Hans H.C.M. Savelberg ◽  
Frederik Van Acker ◽  
Paul A. Kirschner
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Mathematics Performance ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Physical Activity Volume ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Objectively Measured ◽  
Objectively Measured Physical Activity

The main goal of this study was to investigate the association between objectively measured physical activity and academic achievement in adolescents. Students in Grades 7 and 9 (N = 255) were included. Overall, we found no significant dose–response association between physical activity and academic achievement. However, in Grade 7 total physical activity volume (Total PA) was negatively associated with academic achievement, while moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) was negatively associated with both academic achievement and mathematics performance. In contrast, in Grade 9 both Total PA and MVPA were positively associated with mathematics performance. In addition, the overall association between MVPA and academic achievement followed an inverted U-shaped curve. Finally, Total PA was positively associated with executive functioning, while executive functioning in turn mediated the associations between Total PA and both academic achievement and mathematics performance. These results indicate that the association between physical activity and academic achievement in adolescents is complex and might be affected by academic year, physical activity volume and intensity, and school grade.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Specific Executive Functioning Skills and the Processes Underlying Executive Control in Schizophrenia

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (01) ◽  
pp. 14-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gauri N. Savla ◽  
Elizabeth W. Twamley ◽  
Wesley K. Thompson ◽  
Dean C. Delis ◽  
Dilip V. Jeste ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Executive Functioning ◽  
Executive Control ◽  
Executive Functioning Skills
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