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Tejada Reyes, Venecia – Online Submission, 2018
The objective of this study is to analyze the Attention Deficit and the Low Performance in the area of English in Children of the Initial Level in the Educational Institution Martina Vizcaino La Raiz, in the Municipality of Maimon, during the first semester of 2018. The instrument was a way to determine their attention deficit and the low…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Low Achievement, Underachievement, Foreign Countries
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Tennant, Jaclyn E.; Demaray, Michelle K.; Malecki, Christine K.; Terry, Melissa N.; Clary, Michael; Elzinga, Nathan – School Psychology Quarterly, 2015
Data on students' perceptions of teacher social support, academic functioning, and social-emotional functioning were collected from a sample of 796 7th and 8th grade middle school students using the Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (CASSS; Malecki, Demaray, & Elliott, 2000), Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) and school records, and…
Descriptors: Social Adjustment, Emotional Adjustment, Middle School Students, Grade Point Average
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White, Barbara Prudhomme; Becker-Blease, Kathryn A.; Grace-Bishop, Kathleen – Journal of American College Health, 2006
In this study, the authors investigated the characteristics of use, misuse, and abuse of stimulant medication (primarily methylphenidate and variants) among students at a northeastern US university. Researchers sent an invitation to take an Internet survey to student e-mail addresses and passed 150 paper surveys in undergraduate classes, analyzing…
Descriptors: Stimulants, Drug Use, College Students, Internet
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Shaywitz, Sally E.; And Others – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1986
The construction and refinement of the Yale Children's Inventory (YCI) is described, resulting in 11 scales (eight behavioral and three cognitive). The relationship and content of the three relevant YCI scales (attention, impulsivity, hyperactivity) are compared to the DSM-III (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual) diagnostic categories for attention…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Behavioral Science Research, Disability Identification
Brooks, Michael D. – Online Submission, 2007
This study evaluates research that provides an understanding about mathematical results which can be determined independently from contributing factors. The relevance of the findings is important because there are many different reasons hypothesized by researchers as to why Attention Deficit Disorder/Attentions Deficit Hyperactive Disorder…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Mathematics Skills
Spadafore, Gerald J.; Spadafore, Sharon J. – 1997
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a perplexing disorder that is both over- and under-diagnosed. A newly published instrument designed to identify ADHD children through a comprehensive diagnostic procedure is described here. The paper opens with discussions of ADHD and medication; related consequences of ADHD, such as social…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Gayer, Harvey L.; And Others – 1995
This brief paper addresses the referral of students for psychoeducational evaluation of problems with attention control and overactivity, and provides a checklist to assist teachers in the determination of possible hypotheses to consider prior to formal referral. The paper and checklist emphasize the variety of possible causes of attentional and…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Biological Influences, Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education
Swanson, James M.; And Others – 1981
The correlation of ratings from the SNAP Rating Scale with the ratings from the established Conners' Ratinq Scale are discussed as a method for assessing the validity of the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) criteria for attention deficient disorder with hyper-activity (ADDH). The questionnaire of SNAP items and…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis
Barefoot, Donna; Thomas, George – 1994
It is estimated that from 1 percent to 10 percent of American children suffer from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Despite the large amount of research and numerous professional articles written about attention deficit disorders, parents rarely have easy access to this information and the assistance resources contained therein.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attitude Change, Counselor Client Relationship, Elementary Education
Wortham, Jocelyn F. – 1997
The purpose of this five-year project was to prepare administrators, general and special education teachers, and parents to meet the needs of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (ADHD). The project developed five self-instructional ADHD inservice preparation manuals for national and state dissemination and implemented an ADHD…
Descriptors: Administrators, Attention Deficit Disorders, Educational Strategies, Hyperactivity
Carpenter, Trudy – 1995
This practicum provided a 12-week group instruction program which was designed to enable 8 high school students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to gain knowledge about ADHD, implement strategies for coping with the disorder, and employ self-advocacy skills. The program involved administration of an ADHD measure prior to and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Style, Coping
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Special Education Services. – 1993
A Michigan task force examined existing and needed services for students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), to assist school districts in developing services and to create a systematic plan for statewide information dissemination regarding referral, assessment, identification, intervention strategies, and legal mandates.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Compliance (Legal), Disability Identification