Intervention in written pro-production executive functions for university students

Authors

  • Daniela Patrícia Rosenthal Joaquim Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
  • Bruna Martins Avila Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
  • Natália Martins Dias Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil
  • Caroline de Oliveira Cardoso Universidade Feevale, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51207/2179-4057.20250002

Keywords:

Evidence-Based Practice, Higher Education, Written Production, Psychological Intervention, Neuropsychology

Abstract

There is a high demand for executive functions (EF) in university students. This study aimed to investigate the effects of the written production module of the Program of intervention in executive functions for academic learning for university students. The students (experimental group, EG=23; and control group, GC=12) were evaluated with a Personal Information Questionnaire, Inventory of difficul-ties in executive functions, regulation and Delay Aversion, Cloze Test, Paragraph Writing Task and Summary Writ-ten Production Task. In the post-test, a semi-structured interview was conducted. The Mann Whitney test was used to analyze intervention gains (deltas) and similarity analysis for qualitative analysis of the interview. After the intervention, the EG showed greater gains in written pro-duction. There were also gains in reading comprehension, reflected in the increase in GE participants who achieved a higher comprehension rating. The students understood the intervention proposal and there was applicability of the strategies in academic tasks. This study brings contributions from School Neuropsychology to Higher Education.

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Published

2025-04-11

How to Cite

Joaquim, D. P. R., Avila, B. M., Dias, N. M., & Cardoso, C. de O. (2025). Intervention in written pro-production executive functions for university students. Psychopedagogy Journal, 42(127), 87–99. https://doi.org/10.51207/2179-4057.20250002

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