Executive functions, especially working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility, are consistently associated with core SRL activities¶
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q2 i? An integrative review cited by the article concluded that executive functions are consistently associated with planning, monitoring, and strategy adaptation, while highlighting heterogeneity in conceptualizations and measurement. → Wortha 2026
Evidence¶
Wortha 2026¶
Wortha, F., Gerjets, P., Azevedo, R., Bernacki, M., Brucker, B., Bühler, B., Ehlis, A.-C., Kasneci, E., Miyake, A., Murayama, K., Nagengast, B., Roberts, B., Tibus, M., & Trautwein, U. (2026). A Conceptual Framework to Integrate Research Programs on Self-Regulation in Education. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10196-7
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The review reports, citing Dörrenbächer-Ulrich and Bregulla (2024), this conclusion about EF-SRL associations. The same review highlighted substantial heterogeneity in conceptualizations and measurement approaches, emphasizing the need for theory-guided integration.
"Dörrenbächer-Ulrich and Bregulla ( 2024) concluded that executive functions, particularly working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility, are consistently associated with core SRL activities such as planning, monitoring, and strategy adaptation."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Executive Function — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Self-Regulation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Cognitive resources play a dual role in SR, both enabling self-regulatory processes and constraining how Learning Activities unfold — related
- Meta-analytic findings show small-to-medium relations between EF and academic performance, with cognitive flexibility showing the strongest effects — related
- Inhibition/interference, working memory and processing speed correlate with adolescent academic achievement, while cognitive flexibility and social skills do not — related
- Cognitive flexibility uniquely predicts literacy achievement in Grades 4 and 6, above and beyond fluid intelligence, attention, inhibitory control, working memory, and planning — related
- Metacognition interventions positively impact children's executive functions, a novel outcome in this literature — related
- EF explains substantial achievement variance (about 20–60% in school children) while SRL shows positive but low-effect-size relations to achievement — related
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Executive functions, especially working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility, are consistently associated with core SRL activities |
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Executive functions, especially working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility, are consistently associated with core SRL activities |
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2026 |
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2026-10-22 |
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