Sentences with phrase «on cognitive skills on»

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«They are designed with a primary goal of engendering high levels of immersion, engagement, and enjoyment for the players, -LSB-...] They do not tend to focus on one specific cognitive skill, as exercises usually do, but rather expose players to multiple demands that challenge a broad range of abilities.»

Gross says focusing on video games was as much about the science of tracking and collecting information about patients» vision, as it is about the psychology in having a testing format that appeals to a wide range of ages and cognitive abilities — from children through elderly — regardless of reading or language skills.

Even a brief course of brain exercises can help older adults improve reasoning skills and processing speed for 10 years after the training ends, according to a recent federally sponsored study on cognitive training.

The latest science has already shown that it's possible to reverse cognitive decline in the middle - aged brain, and it's possible to rewire your brain as an adult through practice and «deliberate performance,» and learn new skills on the fly.

«We are in a labor market where more and more emphasis is placed on cognitive skills and education - based skills, the changing economy,» explains Harry Holzer, a labor economist who is a professor of public policy at Georgetown University.

New Evidence on How Skills Influence Human Capital Acquisition and Early Labor Market Return to Human Capital between Canada and the United States Steven F. Lehrer, Queen's University and NBER Michael Kottelenberg, Huron University College Lehrer and Kottelenberg analyze the roles played by cognitive and non-cognitive skills in educational attainment and early labor market outcomes using the Youth in Transition Survey from Canada and earlier results from a study of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth in the United SSkills Influence Human Capital Acquisition and Early Labor Market Return to Human Capital between Canada and the United States Steven F. Lehrer, Queen's University and NBER Michael Kottelenberg, Huron University College Lehrer and Kottelenberg analyze the roles played by cognitive and non-cognitive skills in educational attainment and early labor market outcomes using the Youth in Transition Survey from Canada and earlier results from a study of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth in the United Sskills in educational attainment and early labor market outcomes using the Youth in Transition Survey from Canada and earlier results from a study of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth in the United States.

You really need to work on your literacy skills and putting together coherent cognitive thoughts.

On a cognitive level, growing up in a chaotic and unstable environment — and experiencing the chronic elevated stress that such an environment produces — disrupts the development of a set of skills, controlled by the prefrontal cortex, known as executive functions: higher - order mental abilities that some researchers compare to a team of air - traffic controllers overseeing the working of the brain.

Authors John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman teach couples the skills needed to maintain healthy marriages, so partners can avoid the pitfalls of parenthood by: • Focusing on intimacy and romance • Replacing an atmosphere of criticism and irritability with one of appreciation • Preventing postpartum depression • Creating a home environment that nurtures physical, emotional, and mental health, as well as cognitive and behavioral development for your baby Complete with exercises that separate the «master» from the «disaster» couples, this book helps new parents positively manage the strain that comes along with their bundle of joy.

Playing on the floor is the the best place for a baby to learn and to stimulate his visual, sensory, gross, fine and cognitive skills.

-LSB-...] doing some brief research, gyms do indeed have developmental benefits: here is an article by «Mama OT» (a paediatric occupational therapist) on the Developmen... The article outlines some of the cognitive, visual perception, grasping and reaching skills, -LSB-...]

Specifically, pay attention to whether a motor, verbal and cognitive skills are on target for your child's age level.

Imaginative / pretend play is known for its cognitive and motor skill benefits... and it happens to be at the core of the Tot on the Pot system.

Children raised by married parents do better at school, develop stronger cognitive and non-cognitive skills, are more likely to go to college, earn more, and are more likely to go on to form stable marriages themselves.

Similar to cognitive, gross motor, and fine motor skills milestones, the range of what is «normal» when it comes to a toddler's weight varies widely and a few pounds can make a big difference depending on height.

The company's programs focus on developing children's physical, communication, social, and cognitive skills.

And yet the problem with trying to put numbers on non-cognitive qualities is that we don't have measures for grit or self - control that are as reliable as the standardized tests are for cognitive skills.

We've been very focused on this narrow set of cognitive skills that get measured on standardized tests.

But in the book I do argue against the intense national focus on standardized tests, which measure a fairly narrow range of cognitive skills and turn out to be not very effective predictors of the educational goals that I think we should care about, especially college - graduation rates.

The many textures and responsive rattle movement on this changing time toy give baby a whole range if stimuli that help develop baby's motor skills and enhance their auditory and cognitive skills.

Another study tracking 108 French - Canadian children found that kids who were securely - attached at age 6 scored higher on communication, cognitive engagement, and motivation to master new skills at age 8 (Moss et al 1998).

Feeding therapist Melanie Potock and pediatrician Nimali Fernando and (aka Dr. Yum and Coach Mel) know the importance of giving your child the right start on his or her food journey — for good health, motor skills, and even cognitive and emotional development.

The activation of the serve - and - return wiring in the brain, provide the basis of healthy brain architecture: particularly in relation to life - long mental well - being, empathy, emotional regulation, and cognitive skills (Feldman, Rosenthal & Eidelman, 2014; National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2004; World Health Organisation, 2004).

They found that the babies of nursing moms who had consumed at least one alcoholic drink each day did not differ in measures of cognitive development from babies of teetotaling moms, but that they did score lower on tests of motor skills.

Since your preschooler's fine and gross motor skills have developed, and her cognitive skills are also improving, she will become more self - sufficient and probably insist on doing it all by herself.

A new study shows that students who achieve the highest gains on standardized tests do not show improvements in their cognitive skills.

Five year olds are working hard on many cognitive, physical and social skills.

While you're enjoying this one - on - one time, she'll learn how to identify you by sight and sound at the same time you're helping her to develop motor and cognitive skills.

It also helps the activation of the serve - and - return wiring in the brain, provide the basis of healthy brain architecture: particularly in relation to life - long mental well - being, empathy, emotional regulation, and cognitive skills (Feldman, Rosenthal & Eidelman, 2014; National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2004; World Health Organisation, 2004).

Based on the content of the successful Gymboree's Play & Music Programs, this book is a «recipe book» of games, finger rhymes, nursery songs, and craft exercises that parents can use to help their children develop physical, cognitive, emotional, and social skills.

While he still appreciates Canada's work, Tough feels the research indicates that ongoing success requires much more than the cognitive skills that students demonstrate on tests.

This is because along with her motor skills, her cognitive skills are also on the move.

The researchers found that there were no statistically significant differences in average composite scores on measures of cognitive, language, or motor skills between groups.

Help your child practice spelling skills, memorization, and cognitive thinking on this patriotic day.

The researchers hope the study will lead to a better understanding of how skilled livestock are in their aptitude to solve problems and interact with humans based on their cognitive abilities — and to an improvement in animal welfare in general.

These effects endured not only throughout the animals» lives but were carried on to the next generation and along the same gender lines: The offspring of dual - parented pups turned in superior performances on tests of cognitive ability and social skills than mice raised by single parents.

A study by researchers at Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues at Paris Descartes University assessed the association between the amount of time spent playing video games and children's mental health and cognitive and social skills, and found that playing video games may have positive effects on young children.

According to Au, further research will focus on determining whether these brain structure findings translate into impact on cognitive skills, such as problem solving, memory and language.

The more advantaged children have advanced vocabulary skills and that correlates to better cognitive abilities later on, she said.

The Jamaican intervention relied on home visits to teach mothers, one - on - one, how to interact with their toddlers using books and toys designed to raise cognitive, language, and motor skills.

«We know a lot about how to educate people on facts, but we know almost nothing about how to educate people on acquiring perceptual skills other than lots of repetition, which can be very time - consuming and expensive,» says cognitive scientist Robert A. Jacobs of the University of Rochester.

The study shows that «crows» natural abilities may indeed be based on sophisticated cognitive skills,» says ecologist Gavin Hunt of the University of Auckland, New Zealand, who discovered twig use in New Caledonian crows.

General intelligence is usually defined as the ability to do well on multiple cognitive tasks, from math skills to problem solving.

Working memory, how we actively hold and manipulate information in our mind, is a cognitive skill used on a daily basis.

Now, new research suggests the loss of certain types of cognitive skills with age may stem from problems with basic sensory tasks, such as making quick judgments based on visual information.

Furthermore, pilots who relied more heavily on the computers to handle these tasks and who allowed their thoughts to drift during flight were more likely to suffer the effects of rusty cognitive skills.

«This inspired us to initiate a long - term study on the possible effects of music education on cognitive skills that may underlie academic achievement.»

«Overall, cognitive consequences research does not support claims for broad transfer of game playing to performance on cognitive skill tests,» Mayer wrote.

Rather than merely a cumulative effect, Meyer says, the two conditions appeared to act in synergy, increasing anxiety behaviors in the mice as well as damaging their performance on tests for associative memory and other basic cognitive skills associated in people with a range of neurological disorders, including schizophrenia.

A study co-authored by researchers at MIT, Harvard University, and New York University now sheds light on the ways preschool activities may — or may not — help children develop cognitive skills.