Abstract

STELZER, Florencia; ANDRES, María Laura; CANET-JURIC, Lorena  and  INTROZZI, Isabel. Cognitive predictors of planning ability in 6 and 7 years old children. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2016, vol.14, n.1, pp.347-358. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.14123050615.

Planning involves the ability to identify and organize sequences of actions to achieve specific goals. In scientific literature different results are observed about which are the best predictors of this capacity in children. The aim of this study is to identify to what extent effortful control, perceptual inhibitory control, working memory and fluid intelligence explain this ability in children who start basic primary education. The sample consisted of 289 participants aged between 6 and 7 years old. The results indicated that only fluid intelligence and working memory were associated with and explained planning ability. The implications of these results for the design of future research are discussed.

Keywords : planning; memorization; intelligence; temperament; inhibition.

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