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SUMMARY:Learning in infancy: mother-child interaction and executive functi
 on from 1 to 2 years old - Dave Neale
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CONTACT:Heyi Zhang
DESCRIPTION:Executive function (EF) refers to the regulation of cognition 
 and the management of cognitive resources in a goal-directed manner. Worki
 ng memory\, planning skills\, inhibitory control and attentional control a
 re commonly listed as central components of EF\, and all of these abilitie
 s undergo significant development in infancy and early childhood and are c
 orrelated with school performance and academic outcomes. However\,measurin
 g EF in infancy is very challenging and consequently most research has loo
 ked at EF development from 2 years and over. My PhD research has\ninvolved
  the development of measures for EF from 12 to 24 months\, and the\nuse of
  these measures on a sample of 35 children in a longitudinal design. Mothe
 r-child interaction in two contexts was also observed at each time point\,
  in order to assess whether certain elements of interaction and parental i
 nstructional behaviours predict children’s early EF development.\n\nI wi
 ll begin my presentation with an overview of what we know of EF in infancy
  and a description of the measures of EF included in my study\, followed b
 y a discussion of mother-infant interaction. I will conclude with some pre
 liminary and tentative results. My presentation will include many videos o
 f infants engaged in tasks and interaction with their parents.
LOCATION:Room 2S4\, Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 
 Hills Road\, Cambridge CB2 8PQ
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