Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 1 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 2 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 4 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 5 |
Descriptor
| Attention Deficit… | 6 |
| Cognitive Processes | 6 |
| Difficulty Level | 6 |
| Short Term Memory | 3 |
| Children | 2 |
| Memory | 2 |
| Recall (Psychology) | 2 |
| Symptoms (Individual… | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Adolescents | 1 |
| Attention Control | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Grantee Submission | 1 |
| Intervention in School and… | 1 |
| Journal of Attention Disorders | 1 |
| Journal of Child Psychology… | 1 |
| Journal of Educational… | 1 |
| Psychological Bulletin | 1 |
Author
| Brown, Victoria | 1 |
| Chia-Ling Chen | 1 |
| Dick, Anthony | 1 |
| Estrada, Elena | 1 |
| Geurts, Hilde M. | 1 |
| Graziano, Paulo | 1 |
| Hsing-Chang Ni | 1 |
| Hulac, David M. | 1 |
| I-Hsuan Shen | 1 |
| Kane, Michael J. | 1 |
| King, Breanna L. | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 5 |
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Junior High Schools | 1 |
| Middle Schools | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Wechsler Intelligence Scale… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkI-Hsuan Shen; Wei-En Wang; Hsing-Chang Ni; Chia-Ling Chen – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: To investigate the neural mechanisms underlying working memory (WM) deficits in children with ADHD. Method: WM was compared between thirty-four children with ADHD and thirty-four matched controls using neuropsychological tests, spatial and verbal versions of modified delayed matching-to-sample (DMTS) tasks, and the event-related…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Cognitive Processes, Children
Kriescher, Stephanie L.; Hulac, David M.; Ryan, Alexandra M.; King, Breanna L. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2023
Fidget toys have been marketed as universal educational supports in the absence of a scientific evidence base. This article gives an overview of the existing literature on the effect of fidget toy use on student attention, behavior, and learning, and a review of two competing theoretical approaches to fidget toys: sensory processing theory and…
Descriptors: Toys, Attention Control, Student Behavior, Academic Achievement
Download full textSibley, Margaret H.; Ortiz, Mercedes; Graziano, Paulo; Dick, Anthony; Estrada, Elena – Grantee Submission, 2019
Objective: To evaluate support for three hypotheses about the etiology of adolescent-onset ADHD symptoms: (1) a "cool" cognitive load hypothesis, (2) a "hot" rewards processing hypothesis, and (3) a trauma exposure hypothesis. Method: Participants (N=50) were drawn from two public high schools in a culturally diverse…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Motivation, Trauma, Adolescents
Brown, Victoria; Powers, Jillian; Toussaint, Mario; Lewis, David – Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, 2020
The use of subtitles within multimedia presentations is a common practice to develop accessible instructional materials for individuals with disabilities. However, due to various deficits in cognitive processing, individuals with symptoms of attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may not benefit from the use of subtitles to enhance their…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Students with Disabilities, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
McVay, Jennifer C.; Kane, Michael J. – Psychological Bulletin, 2010
In this comment, we contrast different conceptions of mind wandering that were presented in 2 recent theoretical reviews: Smallwood and Schooler (2006) and Watkins (2008). We also introduce a new perspective on the role of executive control in mind wandering by integrating empirical evidence presented in Smallwood and Schooler with 2 theoretical…
Descriptors: Cues, Theory Practice Relationship, Cognitive Processes, Difficulty Level
Geurts, Hilde M.; Verte, Sylvie; Oosterlaan, Jaap; Roeyers, Herbert; Sergeant, Joseph A. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: The objective of this study is to identify intact and deficient cognitive processes in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and children with high functioning autism (HFA). Method: Three rigorously diagnosed groups of children aged between 6 and 12 years (54 ADHD, 41 HFA, and 41 normal controls) were tested on…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Short Term Memory, Cognitive Processes
