APS
31st APS Annual Convention · 2019
The Impact of Household Income on STEM-Related Executive Functioning Skills in Middle Childhood
- Deborah Wu
University of Massachusetts Amherst - Neha Shah
University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Jennifer McDermott
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Abstract
The current research finds that for children aged from 6 to 9 years of age, greater household income is associated with increased executive function (EF) skills that predict greater success in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), specifically visual/spatial thinking, planning, and organization.
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