Executive functions (EFs; working memory [WM], inhibition, and shifting) are widely known to play a critical role in school achievement. Among these EFs, WM appears to be implicated in numeracy and literacy. The contribution of inhibition and shifting to school achievement is less clear. Given the existing divergences in the literature and the importance of the interindividual differences in these domains, it seems important to assess EFs and scholastic skills in the same elementary school children. However, studies providing such an assessment are scarce. We explored whether EFs differentially contribute to mathematics, reading, and spelling skills in fourth-grade children (N = 71). The results revealed that (a) WM and inhibition accounted for unique variance in mathematics skills, (b) WM and shifting accounted for unique variance in reading skills, and (c) only shifting accounted for unique variance in spelling skills. The implications of these findings for children and teachers are discussed.
Inspiré par les pratiques d'établissements prestigieux (notamment au MIT), le projet pédagogique ici présenté vise à fournir un support attractif tel que les robots pour l'enseignement de l'intelligence artificielle au travers de projets interdisciplinaires et à améliorer la réussite des étudiants en Licence et en Master. En effet, en impliquant les étudiants dans des projets leur permettant de découvrir les différentes thématiques enseignées en Master, nous souhaitons intéresser les étudiants de licence et les accompagner dans la construction de leur projet de formation afin qu'il leur corresponde au mieux. L'étude comparative présentée ici a permis d'étudier les effets de l'utilisation de robots en pédagogie de projet sur la motivation et l'investissement des étudiants.
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