Mediated structured play yields relatively robust evidence of efficacy, varying by interventionist, target and measured outcome¶
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q3 i? Mediated structured play interventions produced significant acute effects in 75.00% of studies, and all high-efficacy interventions used an external facilitator and targeted EF exclusively. → Rosalyn A. Muir · Steven J. Howard · Lisa Kervin 2023
Evidence¶
Rosalyn A. Muir · Steven J. Howard · Lisa Kervin 2023¶
Rosalyn A. Muir · Steven J. Howard · Lisa Kervin. (2023). Interventions and Approaches Targeting Early Self-Regulation or Executive Functioning in Preschools: A Systematic Review. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09740-6
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Synthesis of 16 mediated structured play studies (average sample 99.25; average dosage 17.60 h). The review reports "75.00% (n = 12)" of interventions had significant acute effects, 26 of 41 evaluated effects (63.41%) were significant, and six interventions met high-efficacy criteria. Effects were often larger for WM and CF than for IC, global EF or SR.
"Statistically significant effects acutely after intervention were reported for 75.00% (n = 12) of the interventions."
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Mediated structured play yields relatively robust evidence of efficacy, varying by interventionist, target and measured outcome |
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Mediated structured play yields relatively robust evidence of efficacy, varying by interventionist, target and measured outcome |
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