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Michael R. Capawana; Pieter J. Vuijk; Joanna Martin; Alisha R. Pollastri; Gina A. Forchelli; Georgia G. Woscoboinik; Sonia L. Tremblay; Lauren E. Wolfe; Ellen B. Braaten; Alysa E. Doyle – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: We leveraged common genetic variation underlying ADHD, educational attainment (EA) and cognition (COG) to understand the nature of the Behavior Rating Inventory for Executive Functions (BRIEF) and its relationship to academic functioning. Method: Participants were 991 youth, ages 7 to 17, consecutively referred for neuropsychiatric…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Executive Function, Child Behavior, Genetics
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Lafavor, Theresa – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2018
Widening achievement gaps between homeless and highly mobile (HHM) youth and their peers highlight the need for research to understand effects of risk and adversity on development to promote resilience and positive adaptation. Youth living under the poverty line experience more risk and adversity, leading to difficulty in multiple domains…
Descriptors: Role, Executive Function, Reading Ability, Homeless People
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Jacob, Robin; Parkinson, Julia – Review of Educational Research, 2015
This article systematically reviews what is known empirically about the association between executive function and student achievement in both reading and math and critically assesses the evidence for a causal association between the two. Using meta-analytic techniques, the review finds that there is a moderate unconditional association between…
Descriptors: Intervention, Executive Function, Academic Achievement, Reading Achievement