The contributions of 'hot' and 'cool' executive function to children's academic achievement, learning-related behaviors, and engagement in kindergarten

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 337-349

  Brock, Laura L ^a   Rimm Kaufman, Sara E ^a   Nathanson, Lori ^a   Grimm, Kevin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Engagement; Executive function; Kindergarten; Learning related behavior; School readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349768271     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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