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An Examination of WAIS-IV Digit Span Performance Inconsistency as a Novel Embedded Performance Validity Test among Adults Clinically Referred for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Justyna Piszczor; Janina M. Kamm; Mackenze Jones; Colin Rubright; Jason R. Soble – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2024
Embedded performance validity tests (PVTs), like Digit Span PVTs from Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV), offer a valuable means of evaluating validity without extending administration time. This study investigated the utility of novel indices of performance inconsistency for WAIS-IV Digit Span (DS IRs) in the detection of…
Descriptors: Adults, Intelligence Tests, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Performance Tests
The Effect of Keyboard-Based Word Processing on Students with Different Working Memory Capacity during the Process of Academic Writing
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Van Der Steen, Steffie; Samuelson, Dianne; Thomson, Jennifer M. – Written Communication, 2017
This study addresses the current debate about the beneficial effects of text processing software on students with different working memory (WM) during the process of academic writing, especially with regard to the ability to display higher-level conceptual thinking. A total of 54 graduate students (15 male, 39 female) wrote one essay by hand and…
Descriptors: Word Processing, Keyboarding (Data Entry), Writing (Composition), Educational Benefits