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A Stages-of-Information Approach to Hyperactivity.
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Sergeant, J. A.; Scholten, C. A. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1983
In a memory search task with context recognition, three groups of children were examined: hyperactives, somewhat hyperactives, and controls. Both groups of hyperactive-rated children were slower in their cognitive processing than controls. (MP)
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Processes, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
Attaining and Maintaining Preparation: A Comparison of Attention in Hyperactive, Normal, and Disturbed Control Children.
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Schachar, R.; And Others – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1988
The study compared performance on the Continuous Performance Task by 18 elementary grade children having attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADDH), 15 conduct disordered, 26 mixed conduct disorder and ADDH, 15 emotionally disturbed, 22 learning disabled, and 15 nondisabled students. Hyperactive children did not demonstrate a unique…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Comparative Analysis
Cognitive Engagement and Story Comprehension in Typically Developing Children and Children with ADHD from Preschool through Elementary School
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Lorch, Elizabeth P.; Milich, Richard; Astrin, Clarese C.; Berthiaume, Kristen S. – Developmental Psychology, 2006
The present study examined children's cognitive engagement with television as a function of the continuity of central or incidental content and whether this varied with age and clinical status. In Experiment 1, 9- to 11-year-old children's response times on a secondary task were slower the later a probe occurred in a sequence of central events,…
Descriptors: Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorders, Time on Task, Television
Classroom Observations of Students with and without ADHD: Differences across Types of Engagement
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Junod, Rosemary E. Vile; DuPaul, George J.; Jitendra, Asha K.; Volpe, Robert J.; Cleary, Kristi S. – Journal of School Psychology, 2006
The current study examined the behaviors related to academic engagement exhibited by students with ADHD during instruction in math and reading. A total of 155 students (92 ADHD, 63 recruited controls) in grades 1 through 4 participated in the study. Results revealed that students with ADHD exhibited statistically significant lower rates of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Hyperactivity, Student Behavior, Mathematics Instruction