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Physical activity-based methodologies have been proposed as educational tools to improve executive functions, although their impact on early years and primary education has not yet been fully assessed

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Physical activity-based methodologies have been proposed as educational tools to improve executive functions, although their impact on early years and primary education has not yet been fully assessed.

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  • Physical Activity-Based Methodologies as a Physical Education Resource for Inhibitory Control: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis (2026) · doi

    Physical activity-based methodologies have been proposed as educational tools to improve executive functions, although their impact on early years and primary education has not yet been fully assessed.

    Keywords: physical activity based methodologies proposed educational tools improve executive functions impact early years primary education
  • Catching Fish and Avoiding Sharks (2014) · doi

    Although researchers agree that the first 5 years of life are critical for children's developing executive functions (EFs), further advances are hindered by a lack of consensus on the design and selection of developmentally appropriate EF tasks for young children.

    Keywords: children researchers agree first years life critical developing executive functions further advances hindered lack consensus
  • Executive functions in kindergarten children at risk for developmental coordination disorder (2018) · doi

    Little is known about EF in Kindergarten children at risk for developmental coordination disorder (DCD), despite this age being one of the most critical and intensive period of motor and cognitive development.

    Keywords: little known kindergarten children risk developmental coordination disorder despite critical intensive period motor cognitive development

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