Abordagens de aprendizagem e funções executivas: construtos relacionados ao controle e regulação do comportamento

Abstract

Executive functions and learning approaches are two components of self-regulated learning. Executive functions are important in everyday situations, such as in contexts where the individual needs to inhibit inappropriate behavior or select his focus of attention. Learning approaches, on the other hand, control the behavior that manifests itself in the context of the classroom and in the learning process. Since both constructs act in the regulation of behavior during learning, and in many of the activities in which they are demanded they overlap, it is reasonable to assume that they are associated. This article aimed to support the link between the executive functions model and the theory of learning approaches. The results discussed in this research demonstrate, through empirical evidence, that there is a positive correlation between executive functions and learning approaches.