Inhibitory control in preschool predicts early math skills in first grade: Evidence from an ethnically diverse sample

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 139-149

  Ng, Florrie Fei Yin ^a   Tamis Lemonda, Catherine ^b   Yoshikawa, Hirokazu ^b   Sze, Irene Nga Lam ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

early math skills; ethnicity; executive function; inhibitory control; school readiness

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; DOMINICAN (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC); EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNIC GROUP; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INHIBITORY CONTROL; MALE; MATH SKILL; MEXICAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PEG TAPPING TASK; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921874291     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: 14640651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0165025414538558     Document Type: Article

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