Socioeconomic Status
The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Children’s Education and the Role of Executive
Function.
Throughout the United States, there are many regular disparities among our education system. First, there is an alarming disparity in education especially in the United States. Students from lower socioeconomic statuses do not always receive the same education as those from higher socioeconomic statuses for many reasons. In areas with lack of resources there tends to be poorer school institutions in comparison to wealthier neighborhoods. In addition, public schools are funded by taxes and therefore, the quality of teachers and amount of resources depends on the quantity of taxes individuals pay. Within these areas, families …show more content…
Most young children are opposed to sharing toys, snacks, and other belongings, but as they develop and are taught the value of generosity they simultaneously learn aspects of executive functioning. Additionally, caregivers or teachers need to be aware of stages children go through to help children in the appropriate manner.
This paper aims to analyze the relationship of education and socioeconomic status while focusing on areas of executive functioning and surrounding areas. With an in depth explanation of self-regulation, this paper will also inform readers of how these areas also influence younger and older children. There have been many studies completed on executive functioning and ongoing research in this field. In order to explore the impacts executive functioning, specifically self-regulation has on children it is important to analyze past and present …show more content…
Within their study, the researchers assessed how a parents’ socioeconomic status affects home environment along with a child’s executive functions. Researchers used a sample of sixty families that varied in socioeconomic backgrounds and the children were ages eight to twelve. Families were invited to participate in the study from parent organizations, elementary schools, health centers, and local community centers. Participants were asked a set of questions by their caregivers. Researchers also divided the executive function subgroups as follows: working memory was measured by Digit Span, inhibitory control was measured by the Stroop test and cognitive flexibility and cognitive flexibility was measured by Trail Making Test The Stroop test prompted children to read colored words in black ink, do color naming, and read colored words that were not printed in different color ink. The Trail Making Test required children to play a similar version of the connect the dots game and also to connect points between numbers and letters in sequence.
While investigating the impacts family SES has on children, researchers found that there was a change in cognitive flexibility by 24%, change in working memory by 9% and an 8% change in inhibition skills (Sarsour et al., 2011). Additionally researchers also stated
Function.
Throughout the United States, there are many regular disparities among our education system. First, there is an alarming disparity in education especially in the United States. Students from lower socioeconomic statuses do not always receive the same education as those from higher socioeconomic statuses for many reasons. In areas with lack of resources there tends to be poorer school institutions in comparison to wealthier neighborhoods. In addition, public schools are funded by taxes and therefore, the quality of teachers and amount of resources depends on the quantity of taxes individuals pay. Within these areas, families …show more content…
Most young children are opposed to sharing toys, snacks, and other belongings, but as they develop and are taught the value of generosity they simultaneously learn aspects of executive functioning. Additionally, caregivers or teachers need to be aware of stages children go through to help children in the appropriate manner.
This paper aims to analyze the relationship of education and socioeconomic status while focusing on areas of executive functioning and surrounding areas. With an in depth explanation of self-regulation, this paper will also inform readers of how these areas also influence younger and older children. There have been many studies completed on executive functioning and ongoing research in this field. In order to explore the impacts executive functioning, specifically self-regulation has on children it is important to analyze past and present …show more content…
Within their study, the researchers assessed how a parents’ socioeconomic status affects home environment along with a child’s executive functions. Researchers used a sample of sixty families that varied in socioeconomic backgrounds and the children were ages eight to twelve. Families were invited to participate in the study from parent organizations, elementary schools, health centers, and local community centers. Participants were asked a set of questions by their caregivers. Researchers also divided the executive function subgroups as follows: working memory was measured by Digit Span, inhibitory control was measured by the Stroop test and cognitive flexibility and cognitive flexibility was measured by Trail Making Test The Stroop test prompted children to read colored words in black ink, do color naming, and read colored words that were not printed in different color ink. The Trail Making Test required children to play a similar version of the connect the dots game and also to connect points between numbers and letters in sequence.
While investigating the impacts family SES has on children, researchers found that there was a change in cognitive flexibility by 24%, change in working memory by 9% and an 8% change in inhibition skills (Sarsour et al., 2011). Additionally researchers also stated