2006-02-01
Relation of attention control and school performance in normal children
Publication
Publication
Perceptual and Motor Skills , Volume 102 - Issue 1 p. 78- 80
This study examined the relation of attention eontrol and school performance in a sample of 113 school children (51 boys, 62 girls), ages 9 to 12 years (M= 10.86. ,VD = 0.91). Children and parents completed the Attention Control Scale for Children, which measures children's ability to focus and shift attention, and also a scale for assessing symptoms of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Teachers provided a global rating of children's school performance. Analysis indicated that attention control correlated positively with school performance.
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| doi.org/10.2466.PMS.102.1.78-80, hdl.handle.net/1765/56126 | |
| Perceptual and Motor Skills | |
| Organisation | Department of Psychology |
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Muris, P. (2006). Relation of attention control and school performance in normal children. Perceptual and Motor Skills (Vol. 102, pp. 78–80). doi:10.2466.PMS.102.1.78-80 |
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