Application of the Tower of London Test in the diagnosis of executive functions in primary school children

Menshikova Nadezhda, Kornev Alexander

This review presents a description of executive functions, their ontogenesis, methods for diagnosing executive functions in children. "The Tower of London Test" relevance for assessing the formation of executive functions. The executive functions of the brain are a multicomponent structure that involves different parts of the brain. The applied diagnostic methods are aimed at assessing all components included in the concept of "executive function": the ability of children of different ages to plan and organize activities, solve problems, analyze the formation of generalization processes and cognitive flexibility.

Keywords:executive functions, planning and organization, cognitive flexibility, working memory, The Tower of London Test, executive functions models.