Engaging ADHD students in tasks with hand gestures: A pedagogical possibility for teachers

Educational Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-229

  Wang, Xiap Lei ^a   Bernas, Ronan ^b   Eberhard, Philippe ^c  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Gestures; Scaffolding; Task performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 2642532917     PISSN: 03055698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305569042000224189     Document Type: Article

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