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von Koss Torkildsen, Janne; Morken, Frøydis; Helland, Wenche A.; Helland, Turid – Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2016
In this study of third grade school children, we investigated the association between writing process measures recorded with key stroke logging and the final written product. Moreover, we examined the cognitive predictors of writing process and product measures. Analyses of key strokes showed that while most children spontaneously made local…
Descriptors: Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Writing Skills, Correlation
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Reid, Corinne; Davis, Helen; Horlin, Chiara; Anderson, Mike; Baughman, Natalie; Campbell, Catherine – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2013
Empathy is an essential building block for successful interpersonal relationships. Atypical empathic development is implicated in a range of developmental psychopathologies. However, assessment of empathy in children is constrained by a lack of suitable measurement instruments. This article outlines the development of the Kids' Empathic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Empathy, Measures (Individuals), Affective Behavior
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Gau, Susan Shur-Fen; Chiang, Huey-Ling – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Deficits in short-term memory are common in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but their current ADHD symptoms cannot well predict their short-term performance. Taking a developmental perspective, we wanted to clarify the association between ADHD symptoms at early childhood and short-term memory in late childhood and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Measures (Individuals), Severity (of Disability), Data Analysis
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Hartlage, Lawrence C.; And Others – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1976
One hundred culturally disadvantaged children were tested on culture-fair (Raven) and culturally biased (WISC) tests, and scores were correlated with academic achievement. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged