The Relationship Between Executive Functions and Academic Performance in Primary Education: Review and Meta-Analysis

The purpose of this study was to research the relationship between executive functions and academic performance in primary education (6–12 years). Based on 21 samples (n = 7,947), a meta-analysis of random effects demonstrated a moderately significant weighted effect size (r = 0.365) and was found t...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Cortés Pascual, Nieves Moyano Muñoz, Alberto Quílez Robres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01582/full