Cognitive flexibility, approaches to learning, and academic school readiness in Head Start preschool children

Author(s): Vitiello, Virginia E.; Greenfield, Daryl B.; Munis, Pelin; George, J'Lene
Date Issued: May, 2011
Description: A study of the relationship between cognitive flexibility and a measure of pre-academic knowledge indicative of success in the early school years, and an examination of the mediating potentials of attention, persistence, and both attitudes towards and motivation for learning, based on measures of 191 children in Head Start classrooms
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Journal Title: Early Education and Development
Volume Number: 22
Issue Number: 3
Page Range: 388-410
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness
Country: United States
States: FLORIDA
ISSN: 1040-9289 Paper
1556-6935 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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