Publication: Assessment of the effects of digital educational material on executive function performance
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2020-11-23
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The Learning Analytics system of the Smile and Learn platform recorded the students'use during class. According to the usage analysis, the results obtained show preference of using activities from Logic and Spatial worlds. In the external analysis of the effect of the learning material, the results record a significant effect using activities in Logic and Spatial worlds with the Gray Trails task, which involves spatial perception, processing speed, and working memory, among others. A second analysis to contrast the results with a post hoc design approaches relationships among executive functions as involved in tasks like Gray Trails, Interference, and Ring Tasks within the usage of Spatial and Logic activities. The need for further research to improve these materials for enhanced learning and the extrapolation of training from executive functions to other tasks is discussed. Likewise, limitations of the implementation and design of these materials are pointed out.
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Executive functions (EFs), Digital material, Educational technology (EdTech), Children, Assessment, Education, User experience research, Smart platforms
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Nieto-Márquez, N. L., Martínez, A., Baldominos, A., Petronila, A., & Pérez Nieto, M. Á. (2020). Assessment of the effects of digital educational material on executive function performance. Frontiers in Education, 5: 545709.