Studies Using Recommended EF Tasks in Global South Settings

Argentina

Giovannetti, F., Pietto, M.L., Segretín, M.S., Lipina, S.J (2020). Impact of an Individualized Cognitive Training Intervention in Preschoolers from Poor Homes. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 17, 2912. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082912
Simon Effect Paradigm: Hearts & Flowers Task

Bangladesh

Sullivan, E. F., Xie, W., Conte, S., Richards, J. E., Shama, T., Haque, R., ... & Nelson, C. A. (2022). Neural correlates of inhibitory control and associations with cognitive outcomes in Bangladeshi children exposed to early adversities. Developmental science, 25(5), e13245. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.13245
Go/No-Go Paradigm: Animal Go/No-Go Task

Brazil

McCoy, D.C., Hanno, E.C., Ponczek, V., Pinto, C., Fonseca, G. and Marchi, N. (2021), Um Compasso Para Aprender: A Randomized Trial of a Social-Emotional Learning Program in Homicide-Affected Communities in Brazil. Child Dev, 92: 1951-1968. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13579
Simon Effect Paradigm: Hearts & Flowers Task
Digit/Word Span Paradigm: Backward Digit Span

Chile

Montoya, M. F., Susperreguy, M. I., Dinarte, L., Morrison, F. J., San Martin, E., Rojas-Barahona, C. A., & Förster, C. E. (2019). Executive function in Chilean preschool children: Do short-term memory, working memory, and response inhibition contribute differentially to early academic skills?. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 46, 187-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2018.02.009
Digit/Word Span Paradigm: Forward Digit Span 
Digit/Word Span Paradigm: Backward Digit Span 
Dot Matrix Paradigm: Corsi Blocks Task
DCCS Paradigm: Dimensional Change Card Sort

Ghana

Suntheimer, N. M., Wolf, S., Sulik, M. J., Avornyo, E. A., & Obradović, J. (2022). Executive function mediates the association between cumulative risk and learning in Ghanaian schoolchildren. Developmental Psychology, 58(8), 1500–1511. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001372
Simon Effect Paradigm: Hearts & Flowers Task
Dot Matrix Paradigm: Visual Working Memory Task

Kenya

Willoughby, M. T., Piper, B., Oyanga, A., & Merseth King, K. (2019). Measuring executive function skills in young children in Kenya: Associations with school readiness. Developmental Science, 22, 1– 12. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12818
Stroop Paradigm: Silly Sounds Task
FIST Paradigm: Something’s the Same Task

Nigeria

Nweze, T., Nwoke, M. B., Nwufo, J. I., Aniekwu, R. I., & Lange, F. (2020). Working for the future: parentally deprived Nigerian Children have enhanced working memory ability. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13241
Stroop Paradigm: Numerical Stroop
Digit/Word Span Paradigm: Forward Digit Span 
Digit/Word Span Paradigm: Backward Digit Span

Pakistan 

Obradović, J., Finch, J. E., Portilla, X. A., Rasheed, M. A., Tirado-Strayer, N., & Yousafzai, A. K. (2019). Early executive functioning in a global context: Developmental continuity and family protective factors. Developmental Science, 22, 1– 15. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12795
Go/No-Go Paradigm: Cat/Dog Go/No-Go Task
Stroop Paradigm: Fruit Stroop Task & Big/Little Task
Digit/Word Span Paradigm: Forward Word Span
DCCS Paradigm: Separated  Dimensional Change Card Sort

Rwanda

Bayley, S. H. (2022). Learning for adaptation and 21st-century skills: Evidence of pupils’ flexibility in Rwandan primary schools. International Journal of Educational Development, 93, 102642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2022.102642
DCCS Paradigm: Dimensional Change Card Sort
FIST Paradigm: Flexible Item Selection Task

South Africa

Cook, C. J., Howard, S. J., Scerif, G., Twine, R., Kahn, K., Norris, S. A., & Draper, C. E. (2019). Associations of physical activity and gross motor skills with executive function in preschool children from low‐income South African settings. Developmental science, 22(5), e12820.  https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12820
Go/No-Go Paradigm: Fish and Shark Go/No-Go Task
Dot Matrix Paradigm: Mr. Ant Task
DCCS Paradigm: Dimensional Change Card Sort

If you have conducted a relevant EF study in the Global South that should be featured here, please send the article reference with the info on the study context and used EF paradigms to Dr. Jelena Obradović at jelena.obradovic@stanford.edu.