Combined teacher and parent report of effortful control predicts both prekindergarten math level and growth, persisting through the most stringent model¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r3 · q3 · i1 small
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i1 Combined teacher and parent report of effortful control is positively associated with math intercept (ES = .18) and slope (ES = .08) in the demographic model. → Blair 2015 q3 i1 The effortful control report effect on math growth remains unchanged (B = 0.41, ES = .08) after cognitive covariates. → Blair 2015 (2)

Evidence¶

Blair 2015¶

Blair, C., Ursache, A., Greenberg, M., Vernon-Feagans, L., & The Family Life Project Investigators. (2015). Multiple Aspects of Self-Regulation Uniquely Predict Mathematics but Not Letter–Word Knowledge in the Early Elementary Grades. Developmental Psychology. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5264531/

q3 · i1 · associational · r3

Model A growth model. Combined teacher and parent CBQ effortful control report predicted prekindergarten math level and growth: "B = 2.03, SE = 0.42, p < .001, ES = .18" for intercept and "B = 0.38, SE = 0.14, p < .01, ES = .08" for slope.

"The combined teacher and parent report of effortful control was significantly related to both the intercept (B = 2.03, SE = 0.42, p < .001, ES = .18) and slope (B = 0.38, SE = 0.14, p < .01, ES = .08)."

Blair 2015 (2)¶

Blair, C., Ursache, A., Greenberg, M., Vernon-Feagans, L., & The Family Life Project Investigators. (2015). Multiple Aspects of Self-Regulation Uniquely Predict Mathematics but Not Letter–Word Knowledge in the Early Elementary Grades. Developmental Psychology. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5264531/

q3 · i1 · associational · r3

Model B growth model with cognitive covariates added. The combined effortful control report effect on math growth "remained unchanged (B = 0.41, SE = 0.15, p < .01, ES = .08)", the only self-regulation measure to persist.

"The positive association of the combined teacher and parent report of effortful control with growth in mathematics ability, however, remained unchanged (B = 0.41, SE = 0.15, p < .01, ES = .08)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The interaction of cortisol and alpha amylase at 48 months is unrelated to math and reading ability at prekindergarten and to growth — related
• Directly assessed effortful control at 48 months predicts prekindergarten math but not reading, and not growth in either — related
• Executive function at 48 months positively predicts mathematics ability at prekindergarten, with effects persisting after cognitive covariate controls — related
• Effortful control predicts social functioning, which predicts achievement, controlling for SES, age, and sex — related
• African American children show lower prekindergarten math but faster math growth, and higher prekindergarten letter–word knowledge with slower growth after covariate adjustment — related