How Do Executive Functions Influence Children's Reasoning About Counterintuitive Concepts in Mathematics and Science?

ABSTRACT: Many scientific and mathematical concepts are counterintuitive because they conflict with misleading perceptual cues or incorrect naive theories that we build from our everyday experiences of the world. Executive functions (EFs) influence mathematics and science achievement, and inhibitory control (IC), in particular, might facilitate counterintuitive reasoning. Stop & Think (S&T) is a computerised learning activity that trains IC skills. It has been found effective in improving primary children's mathematics and science academic performance in a large scale RCT trial (Palak et al., 2019; Wilkinson et al., Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 4, 296-314, 2020). The current study aimed to investigate the role of EFs and the moderating effects of S&T training on counterintuitive m

SUBMITTER: Dumontheil I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10770252 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature