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Direct linkEgeland, Jens; Kovalik-Gran, Iwona – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2010
Objective: Continuous performance tests are known to typically measure sustained attention but usually also yield parameters that potentially measure other subprocesses of attention. The aim of the present study was to test the factor structure of the Conners's Continuous Performance Test (CCPT) in a heterogeneous clinical sample consisting of…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Performance Tests, Hyperactivity, Factor Structure
Soreni, Noam; Crosbie, Jennifer; Ickowicz, Abel; Schachar, Russell – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2009
Objective: To measure test-retest reliability of the Stop-Signal Task (SST) and the Conners' Continuous Performance Test (CPT) in children with ADHD. Methods: 12 children with ADHD (age 11.46 plus or minus 1.66) participated in the study. Primary outcome measures were stop-signal reaction time (SSRT) for the SST and CPT's commission errors (%FP).…
Descriptors: Intervals, Reaction Time, Performance Tests, Attention Deficit Disorders
Miranda, Monica Carolina; Sinnes, Elaine Girao; Pompeia, Sabine; Bueno, Orlando Francisco Amodeo – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2008
Objective: The present study investigated the performance of Brazilian children in the Continuous Performance Test, CPT-II, and compared results to those of the norms obtained in the United States. Method: The U.S. norms were compared to those of a Brazilian sample composed of 6- to 11-year-olds separated into 4 age-groups (half boys) that…
Descriptors: Performance Tests, Attention Deficit Disorders, Program Effectiveness, Norms
Cohen, Andrew L.; Shapiro, Steven K. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2007
Objective: To examine the ability of the flicker task to demonstrate greater utility in discriminating performance in young adults with and without ADHD compared to the Conners' CPT (CCPT). Method: Flicker task and CCPT performance were compared between an ADHD (n = 28) and control (n = 30) group of college students. Results: This study replicated…
Descriptors: Performance Tests, Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Rating Scales
Peer reviewedFriedling, Carol; O'Leary, Susan G. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1979
Eight seven- and eight-year-old hyperactive children were assigned to either a self-instructional training group or an attention practice control group. On-task behavior in the classroom and performance measures in reading and arithmetic were assessed. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Hyperactivity
Peer reviewedMathes, Mickie Y.; Bender, William N. – Remedial and Special Education, 1997
A study of three elementary school boys (ages 8-11) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, who were already receiving pharmacological treatment, investigated the effects of using a self-monitoring procedure to enhance their on-task behavior. Results found all three subjects increased in on-task behaviors when self-monitoring was used.…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Change, Drug Therapy, Elementary Education
Download full textGregg, Soleil – 1995
This policy brief describes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as involving three characteristics: inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. The brief reviews the causes of ADHD, including the belief that it is primarily an inherited, neurobiological disorder. The effects of ADHD on children are discussed and may include: other…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis
