Intervención en funciones ejecutivas en educación infantil

  1. Miriam Romero López
  2. Alicia Benavides Nieto
  3. María Fernández Cabezas
  4. María del Carmen Pichardo Martínez
Revista:
International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology: INFAD. Revista de Psicología

ISSN: 0214-9877

Año de publicación: 2017

Título del ejemplar: La psicología hoy: retos, logros y perspectivas de futuro. Psicología infantil

Volumen: 3

Número: 1

Páginas: 253-262

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.17060/IJODAEP.2017.N1.V3.994 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology: INFAD. Revista de Psicología

Resumen

Las funciones ejecutivas definidas como el conjunto de procesos cognitivos de orden superior que permiten un comportamiento intencional y dirigido hacia un objetivo, son vitales para el éxito en la vida, en la escuela, y en el trabajo. Mejorar las funciones ejecutivas en las primeras etapas es muy importante porque los problemas en el funcionamiento ejecutivo, en la etapa preescolar, predicen los logros cognitivos en etapas posteriores y tienen un papel central en la preparación escolar y en la adquisición de las primeras habilidades académicas. Estudios recientes han encontrado relaciones positivas entre las capacidades de funcionamiento ejecutivo y la preparación de matemáticas en niños en edad preescolar. Igualmente, una extensa bibliografía sugiere una relación inversa entre las funciones ejecutivas y la conducta agresiva en los seres humanos. Por esta razón, el objetivo de la presente investigación es realizar una revisión de los programas y actividades destinados a la mejora de las funciones ejecutivas en la etapa preescolar. Diversas actividades y programas han demostrado mejorar las funciones ejecutivas de los niños, tales como los juegos computarizados, las artes marciales, el yoga, la atención plena y los programas incluidos en el currículum escolar. Los resultados de los estudios realizados sobre la aplicación de algunas de las actividades o programas mencionados son prometedores y sugieren que las diferentes estrategias pueden ser útiles para mejorar las funciones ejecutivas durante el período preescolar.

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