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Effects of a Physical Education Intervention on Attention and Inhibitory Control in Ecuadorian Children with Intellectual Disabilities
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Angélica Liseth Mero Piedra; Orsolya Pesthy; Klara Marton – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2024
Background: Studies on physical activity interventions indicated a facilitative effect on cognitive performance in persons with intellectual disabilities; however, research is scarce, especially in low/middle-income countries. Aim: We explored the effects of a 6-week enriched physical education program on inhibitory control and attention functions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mild Intellectual Disability, Physical Education, Children
Effect of Piano Education on the Attention Skills of 7-12 Year Old Children
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Huseynova, Elnara; Egilmez, Hatice Onuray; Engur, Doruk – Educational Research and Reviews, 2019
This research is aimed to determine the effects of piano education on the attention skills of 7-12-year-old children. In the research, pretest-posttest control group design is used, and attention skills of both of the groups are measured before and after the experiment. Unlike the control group (n=53), the experimental group (n=46) had private…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Musical Instruments, Attention Control
Computerised Attention Training for Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Randomised Controlled Trial
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Kirk, Hannah E.; Gray, Kylie M.; Ellis, Kirsten; Taffe, John; Cornish, Kim M. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2016
Background: Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) experience heightened attention difficulties which have been linked to poorer cognitive, academic and social outcomes. Although, increasing research has focused on the potential of computerised cognitive training in reducing attention problems, limited studies have…
Descriptors: Children, Preadolescents, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Attention Training in Autism as a Potential Approach to Improving Academic Performance: A School-Based Pilot Study
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Spaniol, Mayra Muller; Shalev, Lilach; Kossyvaki, Lila; Mevorach, Carmel – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2018
This study assessed the effectiveness of an attention intervention program (Computerized Progressive Attentional Training; CPAT) in improving academic performance of children with ASD. Fifteen 6-10 year olds with ASD attending a mainstream and a special school were assigned to an experimental (CPAT; n = 8) and active control (computer games; n =…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Training, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Summer Treatment Program Improves Behavior of Children with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Mitchell, Elisabeth Sheridan; Mrug, Sylvie; Patterson, Cryshelle S.; Bailey, Kirstin J.; Bart Hodgens, J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
This study evaluated the effects of a behavioral summer treatment program for children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD). Twenty boys (M = 9.2 years) diagnosed with HFASD participated in the 6-week program across 6 years. Detailed daily behavioral data were collected on a variety of positive and negative social behaviors.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Summer Programs, Behavior Modification
The Severely Impaired Do Profit Most: Differential Effectiveness of a Parent Management Training for Children with Externalizing Behavior Problems in a Natural Setting
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Hautmann, Christopher; Stein, Petra; Eichelberger, Ilka; Hanisch, Charlotte; Pluck, Julia; Walter, Daniel; Dopfner, Manfred – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2011
We investigated the differential effectiveness of a parent management training program for children with externalizing problem behavior. The parent management training was tested using a within-subject control group design. 270 families with children aged 3-10 years were included and assessments were made at 3 months before treatment, immediately…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Behavior Problems, Parent Education, Parenting Styles
An Examination of Time Delay and Progressive Cue Strategies for Training Two Profoundly Handicapped Children Command Compliance.
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Riall, Ann; Kelly, W. Jeffrey – 1978
The study involving two profoundly retarded, multiply handicapped children (8 and 11 years old) was designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the time delay/stimulus-transfer procedure and a progressive cue teaching strategy on the initial acquisition of verbal control over motor behaviors of Ss. The time delay strategy consisted of two…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Children, Cues, Exceptional Child Research