Prioritize systematic developmental and longitudinal studies of attention control across a wide age range, including toddlers and kindergarten children¶

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Description¶

The editorial recommends that future research address gaps in the developmental coverage of attention control. It notes that "the groups of toddlers and kindergarten children are underrepresented in this research" and states: "With a view to future research we need more systematic developmental and longitudinal studies investigating attention control over a wide age-range." This directs researchers toward longitudinal designs spanning infancy to adolescence.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Longitudinal and systematic developmental designs covering a wide age range

Constraints¶

• Toddlers and kindergarten children are currently underrepresented in this research area, as the article states

Target Learners¶

• toddlers and kindergarten children
• children and adolescents

Target Learning Goals¶

• development of attention control and handling of task-irrelevant information

Related Strategies¶

• Include attention regulation and control training in early childhood programs for children from lower socioeconomic backgrounds

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Wetzel N (2014) Development of control of attention from different perspectives. Front. Psychol. 5:1000. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01000