Funcionamento executivo e desempenho matemático: um estudo longitudinal

Abstract

This longitudinal study aimed to analyze the predictive power of the executive functions of inhibition and working memory (WM) assessed at Kindergarten (T1) on the formal and informal aspects of the mathematical performance in 2nd grade of Primary School (T2). The initial sample consisted of 209 preschool children of 5-6 years old. The 86.12% of this sample was re-evaluated in the T2 (7-8 years). In the T1 six neuropsychological tasks related to the executive functions of inhibition and verbal and visuospatial WM were administered. In T2, the test TEMA-3 (Ginsburg Baroody, 2003) was used to assess different aspects of math performance. The results showed that 5 of the 6 tasks applied in kindergarten are able to predict later math achievement, with a special weight of the verbal WM function. The implications of these findings for research and practice are discussed.

Keywords

• estudio longitudinal
• rendimiento matemático
• memoria de trabajo
• inhibición