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Bacon, Ellen H. – 1982
The category of attention deficit disorder is defined in terms of diagnostic symptoms (inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity) and definitions. Aspects which need to be covered in the classroom evaluation of a child with suspected attention deficit disorder are reviewed, including examination of the task for its appropriateness; determination…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Clinical Diagnosis
Peer reviewedHarris, Larry P. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1976
Reviewed is research on the role of attentional dificits in the inferior school-related performances of mild-to-moderate learning disabled, emotionally disturbed, or mentally retarded children. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Span, Definitions, Drug Therapy
Raeissi, Pouran; Baer, Donald M. – 1984
Attentional processes are said to be central to children's academic learning, yet theories of attention may not be useful in defining and measuring such learning. A formal survey of 35 preschool teachers indicated that teacher definitions were either vague and intuitive, based on many observable child behaviors (like eye orientation and being…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Behavior Theories, Definitions
