Supporting Preschoolers' Cognitive Development: Short- and Mid-Term Effects of Fluid Reasoning, Visuospatial, and Motor Training

Autor/inn/en	Gizzonio, Valentina; Bazzini, Maria Chiara; Marsella, Cosima; Papangelo, Pamela; Rizzolatti, Giacomo; Fabbri-Destro, Maddalena
Titel	Supporting Preschoolers' Cognitive Development: Short- and Mid-Term Effects of Fluid Reasoning, Visuospatial, and Motor Training
Quelle	In: Child Development, 93 (2022) 1, S.134-149 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fabbri-Destro, Maddalena)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-3920
DOI	10.1111/cdev.13642
Schlagwörter	Preschool Children; Cognitive Development; Intervention; Logical Thinking; Spatial Ability; Psychomotor Skills; Short Term Memory; Mathematics Skills; Preschool Education; Foreign Countries; Outcomes of Education; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Kognitive Entwicklung; Räumliches Vorstellungsvermögen; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Ausland; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Italien
Abstract	Cognitive abilities are essential to children's overall growth; thus, the implementation of early and effective training interventions is a major challenge for developmental psychologists and teachers. This study explores whether an intervention simultaneously operating on fluid reasoning (FR), visuospatial, narrative, and motor abilities could boost these competencies in a group of Italian preschoolers (N = 108, 54 males 54 females, Age[subscript mean] = 4.04). FR and visuospatial abilities showed training-related increases at the end of the training and 1-year follow-up (moderate effect size). Interestingly, positive correlations with working memory and mathematical abilities were found. Beyond their scientific relevance, the short- and long-term effects provide fundamental indications for designing and implementing educational programs dedicated to preschoolers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01