Examining an executive function rating scale as a predictor of achievement in children at risk for behavior problems

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 236-246

  Sadeh, Shanna S ^a   Burns, Matthew K ^a   Sullivan, Amanda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; At risk children; Behavior problems; Executive function; Rating scale; Students

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84874557002     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/spq0000012     Document Type: Article

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