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  • Educational Psychology
  • Intervention Science

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  • Self-regulation is crucial for academic success and life outcomes.
  • Effective, scalable, and low-cost interventions for improving self-regulation in children are limited.
  • Integrating self-regulation training into school curricula is a potential solution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of a brief self-regulation teaching unit on first graders' skills.
  • To assess the lasting effects of the intervention on academic achievement and educational trajectories.
  • To determine the feasibility of integrating such interventions into regular school curricula.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled field study involving first-grade students.
  • Implementation of a self-regulation unit based on mental contrasting and implementation intentions.
  • Assessment of impulse control, self-regulation, academic skills (reading, error monitoring), and long-term educational pathways.

Main Results:

  • The intervention significantly enhanced children's impulse control and self-regulation abilities.
  • Lasting improvements were observed in academic skills, including reading and reduced careless mistakes.
  • A substantial positive effect on long-term school careers, increasing enrollment in advanced secondary school tracks.

Conclusions:

  • Self-regulation teaching, using mental contrasting and implementation intentions, is effective for young children.
  • This intervention is a low-cost, scalable, and easily integrated addition to school curricula.
  • Improving self-regulation skills can lead to significant, lasting benefits for children's educational attainment and future opportunities.