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Problem-Solving Skills as Correlates of Attention Span and Working Memory of Low Ability Level Students in Senior Secondary Schools
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Ellah, Barnabas O.; Achor, Emmanuel E.; Enemarie, Veronica – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2019
The study sought to determine the relationship between problem-solving skills and measure of working memory and attention span of science students of low ability level. The study adopted correlational survey research design. The population for the study comprised all Secondary School I (SSI) that offered physics, chemistry and biology as school…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Correlation, Attention Span, Short Term Memory
Working Memory Training for Adolescents with Cannabis Use Disorders: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Sweeney, Mary M.; Rass, Olga; DiClemente, Cara; Schacht, Rebecca L.; Vo, Hoa T.; Fishman, Marc J.; Leoutsakos, Jeannie-Marie S.; Mintzer, Miriam Z.; Johnson, Matthew W. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2018
Adolescent cannabis use is associated with working memory impairment. The present randomized controlled trial assigned adolescents ages 14 to 21 enrolled in cannabis use treatment to receive either working memory training (experimental group) or a control training (control group) as an adjunctive treatment. Cognitive function, drug use, and other…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Marijuana, Substance Abuse, Short Term Memory
Not Always Hyperactive? Elevated Apathy Scores in Adolescents and Adults with ADHD
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Torrente, Fernando; Lischinsky, Alicia; Torralva, Teresa; Lopez, Pablo; Roca, Maria; Manes, Facundo – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2011
Objectives: To investigate the presence of apathy symptoms in adolescents and adults with ADHD as a behavioral manifestation of underlying motivational deficits and to determine whether apathy symptoms were associated with a specific neuropsychological profile. Method: A total of 38 ADHD participants (28 of the combined subtype [ADHD/C] and 10 of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents, Short Term Memory, Psychological Patterns
The Relationship between Intelligence and Performance on the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA).
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Weyandt, Lisa L.; Mitzlaff, Linda; Thomas, Laura – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2002
This study, with 17 young adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and 62 without ADHD, found no significant correlations between full scale IQ and scores on the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA). However, analysis of variance revealed that subjects with ADHD made more errors of omission on the TOVA than did controls.…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Cognitive Processes