Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Information Processing Approach

Information Processing Approach

The information-processing theory of cognitive development centers on fundamental mental processes, including attention, memory, and problem-solving skills. Researchers in this field examine how cognitive abilities, such as working memory, evolve and influence children's overall development. Studies indicate that children with stronger working memory tend to excel in reading comprehension, math, and problem-solving compared to peers with less efficient memory skills. Low working memory is also...

Introduction to Developmental Psychology

Introduction to Developmental Psychology

Developmental psychology explores the changes and continuities in human abilities throughout life, encompassing physical, cognitive, linguistic, and social dimensions. Human development is not restricted to growth, but includes aspects of decline, particularly in physical abilities as individuals age. Developmental psychologists seek to understand how people change as they age and how their mental and social skills evolve.Developmental MilestonesA key concept in developmental psychology is...

Language Development

Language Development

Children master language quickly and with relative ease, supported by both biological predisposition and reinforcement. B. F. Skinner (1957) proposed that language is learned through reinforcement, while Noam Chomsky (1965) argued that language acquisition mechanisms are biologically determined.
The critical period for language acquisition suggests that the ability to acquire language is at its peak early in life. As people age, this proficiency decreases. Language development begins very...

Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Despite the strong genetic influence on traits like intelligence, environmental factors significantly shape outcomes. For example, while over 90% of height variation is due to genetic differences, environmental factors such as nutrition also have a notable impact. Similarly, for intelligence, changes in a child's surroundings can significantly alter their IQ. Research shows that enriched environments boost children's academic success and help them develop key cognitive skills. Children from...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Executive Function Mediates the Relationship Between Conscious Discipline Fidelity and Kindergarten Readiness.

Journal of applied developmental psychology·2022

Same author

Specific early number skills mediate the association between executive functioning skills and mathematics achievement.

Developmental psychology·2016

Same author

Executive function skills and academic achievement gains in prekindergarten: Contributions of learning-related behaviors.

Developmental psychology·2015

Same author

Longitudinal associations between executive functioning and academic skills across content areas.

Developmental psychology·2014

Same author

Preschool classroom processes as predictors of children's cognitive self-regulation skills development.

School psychology quarterly : the official journal of the Division of School Psychology, American Psychological Association·2013

Same author

ANS acuity and mathematics ability in preschoolers from low-income homes: contributions of inhibitory control.

Developmental science·2013

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 6, 2026

Modeling Verbal Behavior Deficits with the Stimulus Control Ratio Equation, SCoRE

Modeling Verbal Behavior Deficits with the Stimulus Control Ratio Equation, SCoRE

Published on: May 14, 2019

Verbal ability and executive functioning development in preschoolers at head start.

Mary Wagner Fuhs¹, Jeanne D Day

¹Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, IN, USA. mwagner3@nd.edu

Developmental Psychology

|December 15, 2010

Summary

Executive functioning skills improve significantly in preschoolers over the school year. Early verbal ability predicts these crucial gains, supporting school readiness for disadvantaged children.

More Related Videos

Using the Visual World Paradigm to Study Sentence Comprehension in Mandarin-Speaking Children with Autism

Using the Visual World Paradigm to Study Sentence Comprehension in Mandarin-Speaking Children with Autism

Published on: October 3, 2018

Behavioral Assessment of Hearing in 2 to 4 Year-old Children: A Two-interval, Observer-based Procedure Using Conditioned Play-based Responses

Behavioral Assessment of Hearing in 2 to 4 Year-old Children: A Two-interval, Observer-based Procedure Using Conditioned Play-based Responses

Published on: January 23, 2017

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 6, 2026

Modeling Verbal Behavior Deficits with the Stimulus Control Ratio Equation, SCoRE

Modeling Verbal Behavior Deficits with the Stimulus Control Ratio Equation, SCoRE

Published on: May 14, 2019

Using the Visual World Paradigm to Study Sentence Comprehension in Mandarin-Speaking Children with Autism

Using the Visual World Paradigm to Study Sentence Comprehension in Mandarin-Speaking Children with Autism

Published on: October 3, 2018

Behavioral Assessment of Hearing in 2 to 4 Year-old Children: A Two-interval, Observer-based Procedure Using Conditioned Play-based Responses

Behavioral Assessment of Hearing in 2 to 4 Year-old Children: A Two-interval, Observer-based Procedure Using Conditioned Play-based Responses

Published on: January 23, 2017

Area of Science:

Child Development
Cognitive Psychology
Educational Psychology

Background:

Executive functioning (EF) skills are linked to school readiness in disadvantaged children.
Gaps exist in understanding the structure, stability, and predictors of EF in preschoolers.
Longitudinal research on EF development during early childhood is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the structure and stability of executive functioning in preschoolers.
To identify predictors of longitudinal changes in executive functioning.
To investigate EF development from fall to spring of the preschool year.

Main Methods:

Utilized a multimethod battery of measures to assess executive functioning.
Employed confirmatory factor analyses to evaluate the structure of EF.
Conducted tests of measurement invariance to assess changes over time.

Main Results:

A unidimensional model provided a good fit for executive functioning structure.
Significant improvements in latent executive functioning scores were observed over time.
Verbal ability emerged as a significant predictor of longitudinal EF change.

Conclusions:

Executive functioning demonstrates a stable, unidimensional structure in preschoolers.
Preschoolers show significant gains in executive functioning throughout the school year.
Verbal ability plays a key role in the development of executive functioning.