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ERIC Number: EJ1327061
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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Supporting Preschoolers' Cognitive Development: Short- and Mid-Term Effects of Fluid Reasoning, Visuospatial, and Motor Training
Gizzonio, Valentina; Bazzini, Maria Chiara; Marsella, Cosima; Papangelo, Pamela; Rizzolatti, Giacomo; Fabbri-Destro, Maddalena
Child Development, v93 n1 p134-149 Jan-Feb 2022
Cognitive abilities are essential to children's overall growth; thus, the implementation of early and effective training interventions is a major challenge for developmental psychologists and teachers. This study explores whether an intervention simultaneously operating on fluid reasoning (FR), visuospatial, narrative, and motor abilities could boost these competencies in a group of Italian preschoolers (N = 108, 54 males 54 females, Age[subscript mean] = 4.04). FR and visuospatial abilities showed training-related increases at the end of the training and 1-year follow-up (moderate effect size). Interestingly, positive correlations with working memory and mathematical abilities were found. Beyond their scientific relevance, the short- and long-term effects provide fundamental indications for designing and implementing educational programs dedicated to preschoolers.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
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