Cognition and cognizance in preschool predict school achievement in primary school

This study explored how attention control, working memory, reasoning, and awareness of cognitive processes from 4 to 6 years of age predict school performance four years later, in primary school. Both general cognitive ability and developmental momentum to change from first to second testing predicted school performance highly (42% of variance). Of the various processes in preschool, attention control, working memory, and change in the awareness...