Executive Functioning
This term describes the collection of interrelated skills responsible for purposeful, goal-directed activity.
What is executive functioning?
This type of learning, central to Social Cognitive Theory, occurs when individuals acquire new behaviors by watching others and noting the consequences of those actions.
What is observational learning?
These college students are the first in their families to attend a higher education institution, and they often face unique challenges and opportunities in their academic journey.
Who are first-generation students?
This term refers to recognizing how our identity and social location influence our perspectives and interactions with the world.
What is positionality?
This genre of speculative fiction focuses on positive future possibilities and social change, often incorporating elements of science, spirituality, or alternative realities to explore potential solutions to current societal issues.
What is visionary fiction?
Impairments in executive functioning may lead to higher levels of this mental health concern, especially in situations with high cognitive demands.
What is burnout?
This Canadian American psychologist developed Social Cognitive Theory and is known for his work on self-efficacy and observational learning.
Who is Albert Bandura?
These communities often have fewer opportunities to develop executive functioning skills before college.
What are historically marginalized or under-resourced communities?
This branch of philosophy studies knowledge, focusing on how we acquire, justify, and validate it.
What is epistemology?
This character is the protagonist of the story, a first-generation college student at the University of Southern California.
Who is Lila?
Deficits in executive functioning skills can negatively impact these two aspects of a student's life, beyond just academic performance.
What are health and well-being?
These internal mental processes, along with behavior and environmental factors, influence learning and actions.
What are cognitive factors?
This persistent disparity in educational outcomes exists between advantaged and disadvantaged groups, despite increased access to higher education.
What is the achievement gap?
This term refers to unearned advantages or benefits that individuals have based on their social identity, such as race, gender, class, or sexual orientation.
What is privilege?
This artificial intelligence program appears on Lila's computer to help her navigate college challenges.
Who or what is Lumina?
Executive functioning deficits often appear later in a child’s academic career. What is one reason that this may occur?
What is increased academic demands?
In SCT, external influences, such as social norms, access to resources, and physical surroundings, interact with personal and behavioral factors.
What are environmental factors?
This group has long advocated for accommodations and support for students with executive functioning disorders like ADHD.
Who are disability rights advocates?
This term describes a prejudice or inclination towards or against a person, group, or idea, often in a way considered to be unfair or based on preconceived notions.
What is bias?
Lumina helps Lila develop these skills, which are crucial for academic success and the focus of the paper.
What are executive functioning skills?
When lacking, this executive function skill can lead to high levels of procrastination and poor academic performance in college students.
What is self-regulation?
In Social Cognitive Theory, this refers to a person's belief in their ability to perform a specific action, significantly impacting their motivation and performance.
What is self-efficacy?
According to a 2016 report by Zelazo et al. for the National Center for Education Research, this factor plays a crucial role in the early development of executive functioning skills.
What is poverty?
The name of the community that Susan resides in.
What is “the Main Line”?
Besides academic support, Lumina also assists Lila with these personal challenges of college life.
What are emotional challenges?