Developmental changes in attention tests norms: Implications for the structure of attention

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-39

  Vakil, Eli ^a   Blachstein, Haya ^a   Sheinman, Masha ^a   Greenstein, Yoram ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Kibbutzim College of Education   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attention; Development; Norms; Test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGIT CANCELLATION TEST; DIGIT SYMBOL TEST; FEMALE; FINGER SPAN TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LANGUAGE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 57749096241     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040801947069     Document Type: Article

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