Executive function in Singaporean preschoolers.
Executive Function (EF) is a set of cognitive processes that regulates goal-directed behavior. The current study aimed to investigate the development of EF and the structure of EF in Singaporean preschoolers. Four-year-olds (N = 46) and five-year-olds (N = 28) were tested with eight EF tasks, incl...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-500052019-12-10T13:57:13Z Executive function in Singaporean preschoolers. Ng, Li Sha. Qu Li School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences Executive Function (EF) is a set of cognitive processes that regulates goal-directed behavior. The current study aimed to investigate the development of EF and the structure of EF in Singaporean preschoolers. Four-year-olds (N = 46) and five-year-olds (N = 28) were tested with eight EF tasks, including the Self-Ordered Pointing Task (SOPT), the Dimensional Change Card Sorting task (DCCS), the Go/No go task, the Delay of Gratification task (DOG), the Flexible Items Selection Task (FIST), the Auditory Working Memory task (AWM), the Planning task, and the Intra-Dimensional/Extra-Dimensional shift (ID/ED). These tasks sought to measure working memory, inhibitory control, flexibility, and planning. Results showed that children’s performance on the Compound Reversal of the ID/ED shift, Go trials of the Go/No go task, DOG, FIST, and AWM improved, indicating a rapid development of EF between four and five years of age. Additionally, cluster analysis showed a single cluster, suggesting a unitary EF model. Bachelor of Arts 2012-05-28T07:02:03Z 2012-05-28T07:02:03Z 2012 2012 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/50005 en Nanyang Technological University 44 p. application/pdf |
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Executive Function (EF) is a set of cognitive processes that regulates goal-directed behavior. The current study aimed to investigate the development of EF and the structure of EF in Singaporean preschoolers. Four-year-olds (N = 46) and five-year-olds (N = 28) were tested with eight EF tasks, including the Self-Ordered Pointing Task (SOPT), the Dimensional Change Card Sorting task (DCCS), the Go/No go task, the Delay of Gratification task (DOG), the Flexible Items Selection Task (FIST), the Auditory Working Memory task (AWM), the Planning task, and the Intra-Dimensional/Extra-Dimensional shift (ID/ED). These tasks sought to measure working memory, inhibitory control, flexibility, and planning. Results showed that children’s performance on the Compound Reversal of the ID/ED shift, Go trials of the Go/No go task, DOG, FIST, and AWM improved, indicating a rapid development of EF between four and five years of age. Additionally, cluster analysis showed a single cluster, suggesting a unitary EF model. |
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