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Sibley, Margaret H.; Ortiz, Mercedes; Graziano, Paulo; Dick, Anthony; Estrada, Elena – Grantee Submission, 2019
Objective: To evaluate support for three hypotheses about the etiology of adolescent-onset ADHD symptoms: (1) a "cool" cognitive load hypothesis, (2) a "hot" rewards processing hypothesis, and (3) a trauma exposure hypothesis. Method: Participants (N=50) were drawn from two public high schools in a culturally diverse…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Motivation, Trauma, Adolescents
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Sibley, Margaret H.; Graziano, Paulo A.; Ortiz, Mercedes; Rodriguez, Lourdes; Coxe, Stefany – Grantee Submission, 2019
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is associated with academic failure in high school; however the underpinnings of these difficulties are insufficiently understood. This study examined deficits in self-regulated learning in a sample of high school students with ADHD (n=32) compared to demographically similar classmates without ADHD…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, High School Students, Student Motivation, Goal Orientation
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Hagins, Marshall; Rundle, Andrew – Mind, Brain, and Education, 2016
Yoga programs within schools have become more widespread but research regarding the potential effect on academic achievement remains limited. This study cluster-randomized 112 students within a single New York City public high school to participate in either school-based yoga or physical education (PE) for an entire academic year. The primary…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Physical Education
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Yang, Kai-Lin – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2012
In this study, we explored the structural relationship between the students' perceived use of cognitive and metacognitive reading strategies (CMRS) and their reading comprehension of geometry proof (RCGP), and we also examined the differences in students' perceived use of reading strategies among the poor, moderate and good comprehenders. A sample…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, Factor Analysis, Grade 9
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Berninger, Virginia; Abbott, Robert; Cook, Clayton R.; Nagy, William – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
Relationships between attention/executive functions and language learning were investigated in students in Grades 4 to 9 (N = 88) with and without specific learning disabilities (SLDs) in multiword syntax in oral and written language (OWL LD), word reading and spelling (dyslexia), and subword letter writing (dysgraphia). Prior…
Descriptors: Correlation, Attention Control, Executive Function, Multiple Regression Analysis