Testing Whether a Short Training Program Designed to Improve Cognitive Skills Improves 4-year-olds' Maths Skills

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

175

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 1, 2017

Primary Completion Date

July 14, 2017

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2018

Conditions
Cognitive Development
Interventions
OTHER

Executive Function Intervention

In the executive function training group, children will complete computerised tasks requiring working memory and inhibitory control over four weekly sessions lasting 15-20 minutes. The aim is to improve their executive function skills. In the active control group, children will complete computerised tasks requiring simple decision making and visual search skills over four weekly sessions lasting 15-20 minutes.

OTHER

Active Control Group

This is the active control condition. Children will complete computerised tasks requiring simple decision making and visual search skills over four weekly sessions lasting 15-20 minutes.

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

The University of Sheffield, Sheffield

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

University of Nottingham

OTHER

lead

University of Sheffield

OTHER

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