TY - JOUR
T1 - A meta-analysis of the validity of the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task in predicting young children's academic performance
AU - Kenny, Sabrina Ann
AU - Cameron, Claire E.
AU - Karing, Jasmine Tua
AU - Ahmadi, Ahmad
AU - Braithwaite, Paige Noelle
AU - McClelland, Megan M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 Kenny, Cameron, Karing, Ahmadi, Braithwaite and McClelland.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The present study represents the first meta-analytic synthesis of the utility of a widely used early-childhood self-regulation measure, the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task, in predicting children's academic achievement. A systematic review of the literature yielded 69 studies accessed from peer reviewed journals representing 413 effect sizes and 19,917 children meeting the complete set of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Robust variance analysis demonstrated that the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task was a consistent predictor of children's academic achievement across literacy, oral language, and mathematical outcomes. A moderator analysis indicated that in accordance with prior research, the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task was more strongly associated with children's mathematics performance relative to their performance on language and literacy measures. The results of this meta-analysis suggest that the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task demonstrated statistically significant, positive associations with children's overall academic performance. These associations remained stable across different participant and measurement factors and are comparable to meta-analyses examining the self-regulation and academic association with multiple measures of self-regulation and executive function.
AB - The present study represents the first meta-analytic synthesis of the utility of a widely used early-childhood self-regulation measure, the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task, in predicting children's academic achievement. A systematic review of the literature yielded 69 studies accessed from peer reviewed journals representing 413 effect sizes and 19,917 children meeting the complete set of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Robust variance analysis demonstrated that the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task was a consistent predictor of children's academic achievement across literacy, oral language, and mathematical outcomes. A moderator analysis indicated that in accordance with prior research, the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task was more strongly associated with children's mathematics performance relative to their performance on language and literacy measures. The results of this meta-analysis suggest that the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task demonstrated statistically significant, positive associations with children's overall academic performance. These associations remained stable across different participant and measurement factors and are comparable to meta-analyses examining the self-regulation and academic association with multiple measures of self-regulation and executive function.
KW - academic achievement
KW - early childhood assessment
KW - executive function
KW - meta-analysis
KW - self-regulation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85164527503&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1124235
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1124235
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85164527503
SN - 1664-1078
VL - 14
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
M1 - 1124235
ER -