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Wright, Rachel E.; McMahon, Don D.; Cihak, David F.; Hirschfelder, Kathryn – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2022
This study examined the use of a wearable smartwatch-based intervention to support the executive functioning needs of college students with intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorders. The study was designed to address the universal design for learning guidelines and checkpoints for Provide options for Executive Functions. Three students…
Descriptors: College Students, Intellectual Disability, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Greenfader, Christa Mulker – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2023
The early elementary years are foundational for future academic achievement, and, as the number of Latino students in U.S. schools continues to rise, more attention has been given to the academic performance of these young learners. Yet little is known about the cognitive skills, such as executive function (EF), that may underlie Latinos' academic…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Elementary School Students, Hispanic American Students, Academic Achievement
Andrew Weaver – Grantee Submission, 2023
This study explores whether teacher reports of executive functions predict change in reading performance (i.e., reading development) for elementary-aged students when controlling for direct assessments of executive functions and for teacher reports of students' literacy skills. Prior research has raised problems with the construct validity of…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Reading Achievement, Reading Skills, Elementary School Students
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Andrew Weaver – Reading Research Quarterly, 2023
This study explores whether teacher reports of executive functions predict change in reading performance (i.e., reading development) for elementary-aged students when controlling for direct assessments of executive functions and for teacher reports of students' literacy skills. Prior research has raised problems with the construct validity of…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Reading Achievement, Reading Skills, Elementary School Students
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Reddy, Linda A.; Alperin, Alexander; Lekwa, Adam – European Journal of Psychology and Educational Research, 2021
The diagnostic utility of the Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of Cognitive Abilities and Clinical Clusters was assessed in a sample of 52 children (26 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disordered (ADHD) and 26 matched controls). Multivariate analysis of variance followed by post-hoc testing and d-ratios yielded some statistically significant and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Cognitive Ability, Test Validity, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Goodrich, J. Marc; Koziol, Natalie A.; Yoon, HyeonJin; Leiva, Sergio – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Despite much research examining whether bilingual individuals demonstrate superior executive function (EF) skills compared to monolinguals, the purported bilingual advantage remains controversial. One potential reason for discrepant findings across studies examining the bilingual advantage is the difficulty in matching monolingual and bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Executive Function, Surveys, Children