“…Some domain-general processes include motivation, self-regulation and persistence to support school success (e.g., Finch & Obradović, 2017). Several authors have pointed out that mastery motivation and executive functions are both critical components of approaches to learning and lay a foundation for academic achievement (Barrett et al, 2017;Buek, 2019). Here, approaches to learning refer to the attributes that help children learn, such as enthusiasm, self-regulation, persistence, motivation, interest, flexibility, initiative, reflection, attentiveness, cooperation, and independence (Li et al, 2019).…”