We examined the relationship between executive functions and both factual and conceptual
learning of science, specifically chemistry, in early adolescence. Sixty‐three pupils in their …

Research examining cognition and science learning has focused on working memory, but
evidence implicates a broader set of executive functions. The current study examined …

This article argues that executive function (EF) capacity plays a critical role in preschoolers'
ability to test and revise hypotheses and, furthermore, that young children can engage in the …

Background Research has identified the core skills that predict success during primary
school in reading and arithmetic, and this knowledge increasingly informs teaching …

Observations were made of the progressive change in the cognitive development of 141
students over the course of their secondary education in an Australian private school …

We investigate the hypothesis that Executive Functions (EFs) are implicated in the learning
of science and mathematics by examining the relation between performance in two Science …

The hypothesis that an early adolescent brain growth plateau and spurt exists and that this
plateau and spurt influence students' ability to reason scientifically and to learn theoretical …

Recent reviews of research into students' conceptual scientific knowledge have suggested
that future studies should go beyond identifying and describing students' conceptual …

Recent research has indicated that science-based achievement gaps open early in
children's educational careers and are explained largely by malleable factors. Two …

A theoretical framework based on cognitive/developmental research is described. It is
argued that science learning is a gradual process during which initial conceptual structures …