From the abstract: "There is great interest in the development of executive function (EF) in the preschool period. Accordingly, multiple performance-based measures of EF have been developed for this age group, yet little is known about how they compare to one another. This study used a large and diverse sample of 3-to-5-year-old children (N = 846), who completed subtests of the National Institutes of Health’s Toolbox Cognition Battery (NTCB), the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI-IV), and the EF Touch battery. Scores across the three batteries were compared and associations with age, income, and race/ethnicity were examined. Results revealed that (1) the three tasks were moderately correlated (r = 0.44–0.51, all p 32.68, all p
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2024
Kuhn, L. J., Camerota, M., Willoughby, M. T., & Blair, C. (2024). A Comparison of Three Executive Function Batteries in a Preschool-Aged Sample. Children, 11(7), 811. DOI: 10.3390/children11070811
10.3390/children11070811