A Novel Approach to Measure Executive Functions in Students: An Evaluation of Two Child-Friendly Apps

Frontiers in Psychology

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Valeska Berg¹  Shane L. Rogers¹  Mark McMahon¹  Michael Garrett¹  Dominic Manley² 

[1] School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University;Cinglevue International

关键词: executive functions;    cognitive assessment;    educational technology;    students;    classroom;    cognitive functions;    cognition;    assessment;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01702

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Interest in measurement of children’s executive functions has shown a major increase over the past two decades. The present study evaluates two new apps (EYT and eFun) for measuring executive functions in children. The results of this study show that children (aged 5–8) enjoy executive function assessment in the form of games on an iPad. However, only one executive function, EYT working memory, showed significant positive correlations with several types of grades (e.g., English and maths) in primary school students. New, self-assessed, child-friendly executive function measurement tools have the potential to provide future possibilities for teachers to integrate information on cognitive ability into student learning plans.

【 授权许可】

CC BY