Executive functions, visuospatial skills, and computational thinking skills in 5- and 6- year old children with typical development Other
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental Group
Session 1 – Introduction to robots and ROVERSA
0-15 min What makes a Robot?
15 – 25 min Introducing ROVERSA – The parts of ROVERSA and simple demonstration
25-50 min In groups, pla
Sponsors
University of Virginia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 6 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Both male and female children. 2. Children aged 5 to 6 years. 3. Children who are enrolled in preschool. 4. Children who have not received prior training in computational thinking.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children who have uncorrected visual impairment. 2. Children who have physical limitations that prevent them from participating in activities. 3. Children with a history of underlying neurological disease. 4. Children receiving pharmacological treatment for any type of neurodevelopmental or neuropsychiatric disorder.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive processes of children measured before and after the interventions: 1. Visual working memory measured with NIH ToolBox Battery List Sorting Test. 2. Visuospatial working memory measured with Corsi Cubes from the WMIII battery.) 3. Visuospatial planning measured with Labyrinths from the BANPE battery. 4. Cognitive flexibility measured with Dimensional Change Card Sorting from the NIH ToolBox battery. 5. Inhibitory control measured with the Flanker Task from the ToolBox NIH battery. 6. Spatial Rotation measured with the Spatial Rotation Test from the NEPSY-II battery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cognitive processes of children measured before and after the interventions: 1. Computational thinking skills will be measured using the Beginners Computational Thinking Test (BCTt). 2. To capture children's toy stereotypes, children will be presented with various toys along with two photographs (a boy's face and a girl's face), and we will ask: "One of these friends is very good at playing with this toy. 3. Socio-demographic variables will be measured with a socio-demographic questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Colombia
Contacts
Public ContactCamilo Vieira
Outcome results
None listed