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The Internal Restlessness Scale: Performance of College Students with and without ADHD.
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Weyandt, Lisa L.; Iwaszuk, Wendy; Fulton, Katie; Ollerton, Micha; Beatty, Noelle; Fouts, Hillary; Schepman, Stephen; Greenlaw, Corey – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
A study explored the construct of mental restlessness in 20 college students with and without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using the Internal Restlessness Scale (IRS). Students with ADHD reported significantly higher ratings of internal restlessness. The IRS appears to have adequate test-retest reliability and a four-factor…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, College Students, Higher Education
Clinical Importance of Parent Ratings of Everyday Cognitive Abilities in Children with Learning and Attention Problems.
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Dewey, Deborah; Crawford, Susan G.; Kaplan, Bonnie J. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2003
Parent-reported information on 159 children with learning or attention problems was obtained using the Parent Ratings of Everyday Cognitive and Academic Abilities (PRECAA) and compared to information from standardized psychometric assessments. The PRECAA was sensitive to group differences among children with reading disabilities, children with…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Ability
Congruence of Behavioral Symptomatology in Children with ADD/H, ADD/WO, and Learning Disabilities.
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Stanford, Lisa D.; Hynd, George W. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1994
This study compared parent and teacher behavioral ratings for 77 children (ages 5-16) diagnosed as having attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADD/H), attention deficit disorder without hyperactivity (ADD/WO), or learning disabilities (LD). ADD/WO and LD children were rated similarly on symptoms of withdrawal and impulsivity but differed…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales
Self-Management as a Strategy To Improve the Classroom Behavior of Adolescents with ADHD.
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Shapiro, Edward S.; DuPaul, George J.; Bradley-Klug, Kathy L. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
Reports on the application of a self-management strategy for improving the classroom behavior of students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The intervention focuses on teaching students to systematically rate their own behavior according to the rating of their teacher. Two case-study illustrations are provided. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Modification, Behavior Rating Scales
An Item Response Theory Analysis of the Conners Teacher's Rating Scale.
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Gumpel, Thomas; Wilson, Mark; Shalev, Ruth – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1998
A study involving 453 pairs of Israeli parents and teachers used an item response theory measurement model(IRT) to examine the 28-item Conners Teacher's Rating Scale (CTRS) for diagnosing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. IRT analyses revealed structural inadequacies involving the inappropriateness of the 4-point Likert-type scale used by…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification