#edpsyc

[peachnaked]

Just scored 17/20 for my first quiz of the uni semester/year in educational psychology yay.

[jmlfeed-blog]

An educational approach focused on the development of children’s executive functions – the ability to avoid distractions, focus attention, hold relevant information in working memory, and regulate impulsive behavior – improved academic learning in and beyond kindergarten, according to a new study.

There's a lot to be wary about in studying programs that claim to modify important aspects of cognition (breadth of transfer [e.g., are you just training one narrow skill? I'm looking at you, "brain" game sites], persistence in effects). But this study sounds promising in terms of looking for effects on a broad array of tasks and long-term effects for a training program.