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Peer reviewedEliason, Michele J.; Richman, Lynn C. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1987
Comparison of 30 learning disabled (LD) children, ages 7 to 13, and controls on a computerized test of attentional skills indicated LD subjects committed more omission errors and responded at a slower rate but did not differ from the controls on commission errors, suggesting inefficient allocation of processing resources rather than attentional…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Education
Download full textHarper, Gary W.; And Others – 1990
This study examined the ability of a newly developed computerized visual vigilance measure, the Preschool Vigilance Task (PVT), to differentiate between 20 hyperactive and 20 control preschoolers. The PVT was developed to minimize cognitive requirements in a vigilance measure. The study compared performance of the subjects on the PVT and the…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Computer Assisted Testing, Handicap Identification
