Examination-related anxiety in students diagnosed with AD/HD and the case for an allocation of extra time: Perspectives of teachers, mothers and students

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-125

  Taylor, Myra ^a   Houghton, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

AD HD; Disability; Equity; Exam strategies; Extra time; Time anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBIVALENCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHER;

EID: 46049096554     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632750802027663     Document Type: Article

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