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Direct linkSterr, Annette M. – Learning & Individual Differences, 2004
Attention acts as the mind's "gatekeeper" by regulating and prioritizing the stimuli processed by the central nervous system. It is essential for cognitive performance, memory, and behavior, and we know that even slight deficiencies in attention compromise learning. Basic neuroscience research further indicates that attention consists of (fairly)…
Descriptors: Memory, Young Adults, Attention Control, Learning Disabilities
Download full textBrown, Ronald T.; Wynne, Martha Ellen – 1982
Sustained attention and inhibitory control of 15 nonhyperactive, learning disabled (LD) boys, 15 hyperactive but not LD boys, and 15 normal boys (11-12 years old) were studied, on teacher ratings of impulse control in the classroom and testing results. Coming to attention, decision making, sustained attention, and attention-concentration were…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Behavior Problems, Classroom Research
