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ERIC Number: EJ1470145
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1944-7515
EISSN: EISSN-1944-7558
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Modeling the Latent Factor Structure of the "EXcEEDS" (EXecutive function Early Evaluation in Down Syndrome) Battery
Kaylyn Van Deusen; Mark A. Prince; Madison M. Walsh; Lina R. Patel; Miranda E. Pinks; Anna J. Esbensen; Angela John Thurman; Leonard Abbeduto; Courtney Oser; Lisa A. Daunhauer; Deborah J. Fidler
American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, v130 n3 p195-208 2025
Executive function (EF) is frequently an area of vulnerability in conditions associated with intellectual disability, like Down syndrome (DS). However, current EF evaluation approaches are not designed for children with underlying neurodevelopmental conditions and may not demonstrate construct validity due to interpretational confounds. The current study evaluated the construct validity of a novel battery designed to reduce measurement confounds in the assessment of EF in young children with DS. Participants were 124 children with DS (ages 2 to 8 years) who completed a set of adapted EF tasks. Exploratory graph analysis demonstrated that a two-factor solution (an Inhibition factor and a Working Memory/Flexibility factor) was the best fit for the data, providing evidence of construct validity for the adapted EF battery.
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044-1897. Tel: 785-843-1235; Fax: 785-843-1274; e-mail: AJMR@allenpress.com; Web site: https://meridian.allenpress.com/aaidd
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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