Michael Willoughby

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Associated IES Content

Grant

Testing the Association between Physical Activity Level and Executive Functions in Early Childhood

The purpose of this project was to examine whether and under what conditions individual differences in child physical activity in preschool settings were associated with enhanced executive functioning and academic achievement. Opportunities for children to engage in physical activity at school (e.g., recess, physical education) have diminished over time due to school's increased emphasis on academic accountability. Growing evidence at the time of this project, however, suggests that increase...
Federal funding program:
Education Research Grants
Award number:
R305A160035

FY2013

Reading, Writing, and Language Development FY2013

FY2022 - FY2023

Reading, Writing, and Language Development

FY2022

FY2022 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel
Grant

Testing the Efficacy of the CAL-KIBO Educational Robotics Curriculum for Improving Computational Thinking, Fluid Reasoning, and Math Achievement

Testing the Efficacy of the CAL-KIBO Educational Robotics Curriculum for Improving Computational Thinking, Fluid Reasoning, and Math Achievement
Federal funding program:
Education Research Grants
Award number:
R305A220032

FY2021

FY2021 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel

FY2020

FY2020 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel

FY2019

FY2019 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel
Grant

Testing the Efficacy of Zoo U for Improving Children's Social and Emotional Outcomes

Testing the Efficacy of Zoo U for Improving Children's Social and Emotional Outcomes
Federal funding program:
Education Research Grants
Award number:
R305A180050

FY2017

FY2017 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel
report Working paper

Executive Function: Implications for Education

Executive function (EF) skills are the attention-regulation skills1 that make it possible to sustain attention, keep goals and information in mind, refrain from responding immediately, resist distraction, tolerate frustration, consider the consequences of different behaviors, reflect on past experiences, and plan for the future.
Jan 01, 2017

FY2016

FY2016 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel

FY2015

FY2015 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel

FY2014

FY2014 Early Intervention and Early Childhood Education Peer Review Panel

FY2013

FY2013 Social and Behavioral Peer Review Panel

FY2012

FY2012 Social and Behavioral Peer Review Panel

FY2011 IES Peer Reviewers

FY2011 IES Research Peer Review Panel

FY2010 IES Peer Reviewers

FY2010 IES Research Peer Review Panel

FY2009 IES Peer Reviewers

FY2009 IES Research Peer Review Panel

FY2008 IES Peer Reviewers

FY2008 IES Research Peer Review Panel

FY2007 IES Peer Reviewers

FY2007 IES Research Peer Review Panel