Executive functions in learning processes: Do they benefit from physical activity?

Barenberg, Jonathan; Berse, Timo; Dutke, Stephan

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Executive functions in learning processes: Do they benefit from physical activity?

Barenberg, Jonathan, Berse, Timo, Dutke, Stephan·2011·Educational Research Review

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The effects of executive functions on learning have been demonstrated in educational settings and in domains such as mathematical problem-solving, reasoning, and language comprehension.
“The effects of executive functions on learning have been demonstrated in different educational settings, and in domains such as mathematical problem‐solving, reasoning, and language comprehension (Barenberg, Berse, and Dutke 2011, 210).”
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Executive functions have been identified as essential to people's ability to learn.
“In the field of educational psychology, executive functions have been identified as essential to people's ability to learn (Barenberg, Berse, and Dutke 2011; Espy et al. 2010).”
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The Brainfit study: efficacy of cognitive training and exergaming in pediatric cancer survivors – a randomized controlled trial
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A Dual-Process Framework for Understanding How Physical Activity Enhances Academic Performance Through Domain-General and Domain-Specific Executive Functions
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Authors: Barenberg, J., Berse, T., & Dutke, S.
Affiliations: University of Münster (DE)
Corresponding author: Barenberg, Jonathan
ORCID: Barenberg, Jonathan
Dutke, Stephan
Venue: Educational Research Review
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2011
Volume: 6
Issue: 3
Pages: 208-222
ISSN: 1747-938X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.edurev.2011.04.002
OpenAlex: W2038595790
Cited by: 126
References: 109
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 4
FWCI: 4.15
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: Educational Research Review (publishedVersion)
Funders: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Keywords: executive function, physical activity, learning, inhibition, cognitive flexibility, physical activity interventions, educational environment, individual differences

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