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Weiner, Alan S.; Berzonsky, Michael D. – 1975
Selective attention was assessed in second, fourth, and sixth grade reflective and impulsive children with an incidental learning task using pictures (animal-household object pairs) or shapes (colored forms) as stimuli. By the sixth grade, reflective children displayed less incidental learning and greater central learning than impulsive children…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Span, Children, Comparative Analysis
Quay, Lorene C.; Weld, Gary L. – 1977
Research on selective attention in learning disabled (LD) children is reviewed, and a study comparing the selective attention performance of 60 7-and 12-year-old LD and normal children to visual and auditory stimuli is reported. Each S was tested for focal and incidental memory individually in either the auditory or visual mode of stimulus…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention, Aural Learning, Children
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Day, Alison M.; Peters, Ray DeV. – Journal of Educational Research, 1989
A study of third- and fourth-grade students found no significant differences between underachieving and normally achieving children for the measures of cognitive-impulsivity, selective attention, and sustained attention. However, significant differentiation was provided by teacher ratings indicating poorer classroom behavior, lack of attention,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention, Behavior Rating Scales, Cognitive Style