La mesure des fonctions exécutives chez les enfants d'âge préscolaire = The measurement of the executive functions in pre-school aged children
Contenu
Titre
La mesure des fonctions exécutives chez les enfants d'âge préscolaire = The measurement of the executive functions in pre-school aged children
Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne
Créateur
Sébastien Monette
Marc Bigras
Sujet
Cognitive Ability
Executive Function
Measurement
Preschool Students
Test Validity
executive functions
literature review
measurement
preschool
validity
Résumé
Given the increasing number of tests used in research over the last two decades and their application potential for early intervention, we propose in this article a critical review of about sixty tools assessing executive functions (EF) in preschool age children (2 to 6 years old). In order to introduce the EF notion, we will briefly discuss theoretical models, development of EF in children, measurement and EF tests, especially for preschool age children. Consensus over conceptual issues seems to emerge: EF would be cognitive control processes for problem resolution in front of complex or new problems. Among these processes, we especially distinguish inhibition, flexibility, and updating. However, the demonstration of the efficiency of these tests for preschool children is far from complete. Therefore, we propose to establish which are the most promising measures after having identified which are the most commonly used. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
volume
49
numéro
4
pages
323-341
Date
novembre 2008
Titre abrégé
Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne
doi
10.1037/a0014000
issn
0708-5591
uri
Editeur
pdh
Source
2008-18430-007