a five dimensional model of executive function: cognition

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Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D.Research Professor, University of Virginia

Senior Research Scientist, Devereux Center for Resilient [email protected]

www.jacknaglieri.com

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A Five Dimensional Model of Executive Function: Cognition,

Behavior, Social-Emotional,Academics, & Impairment!

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Resources and Disclosures

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www.jacknaglieri.com

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` General information

` Copies of presentations, research and book chapters

` To ask a question

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My Background¾Interest in intelligence and instruction¾Experiences at UGA¾Test development¾Need for science to support practice¾Psychometrics¾My personal perspective on being a

researcher and test developer¾Evidence based interpretation¾My experience being tested…

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Today’s Session¾Introduce yourself to your neighbors

• We will be discussing various topics today and you need to know who your talking tox Name (write it down so you remember)x What they dox Share a something about yourself relative to EF

¾Group Members• Spokesperson• Timer• Organizer

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Presentation Outline¾Comprehensive Model of EF

• Historical Perspective• Definitions of Executive Function

¾EF as Behavior¾EF as an Ability (an intelligence)¾EF as Social Emotional Skills¾Impairment and EF¾Research about EF as ability, behavior, and SE¾Think Smart! -- EF Skills in the Classroom or Clinic

• More lesson plans for improving components of EF¾Conclusions

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EF Lesson on Saturday Night Live¾We will begin by learning about how EF can

be taught to students, using one of the lessons in the project I’m working on¾The lessons teach aspects of EF and are

structured as follows:• STEP 1 – View the video• STEP 2 – Discuss the video with the person

sitting next to you.• STEP 3 – Share your ideas with everyone

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EF Lesson on Saturday Night Live

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EF Lesson on Saturday Night Live¾STEP 1 – View the video¾STEP 2 – Discussion of the video with

someone sitting next to you.¾STEP 3 – Share your ideas with everyone

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Time to Think and Talk¾Task: ¾Talk with your partner(s)¾What was the main point ?¾Was the goal achieved ?¾Why was it so hard to get

the students to think?¾Your own questions and

thoughts..

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History Class: Saturday Night Live¾STEP 1 – View the video¾STEP 2 – Discussion of the video with

someone sitting next to you.• Consider:x What was the main point ?x Was the goal achieved ?x What did the teacher do wrong ?x Your own questions and thoughts..

¾STEP 3 – Share your ideas with everyone

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History Class: SNL

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History Class: Student Comments¾ ‘The teacher was frustrated because the

students weren’t thinking about what he was saying’

¾ ‘They should have paused before responding so that they could think’

¾ ‘When you feel pressure you’ll say anything if you don’t know the answer’

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History Class: Student Comments¾‘The way teachers run the class stops you

from thinking because they tell you there is only one way to do something – but it’s a fact that there is more than one way to solve a problem’¾‘That’s what I like about this class, there are

different ways to solve the problems’¾‘We need to know why the teacher is

getting us to learn history’

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History Class: Saturday Night Live¾Teach students to think not just remember¾How to learn is just as important as what to

learn¾This is what Executive Function is all about¾This is the theme of today’s workshop

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Meltzer (2010)¾‘Classroom instruction generally focuses on

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content (or the what to know), rather than on the how to do or learn…and does not address metacognitive strategies that teach students to think about how they think and learn’.

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Why this Workshop on EF?¾Executive Function (EF) is the most

important ability we have, because it provides us a way to decide how to do what we choose to do to achieve a goal¾The best news is that EF can be taught¾ Instruction that improves EF will affect

children’s ability to learn, their behavior, and their social skills.¾Improving EF will change a student’s life

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Executive Function Goals¾Today we will be thinking about thinking¾I will be teaching you how to help people

learn to do the things they want to do¾The goal is to help students learn more by

encouraging them consider how they do what they decide to do¾The goal is to engage the frontal lobes

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¾EF as Behavior¾EF as an Ability (an intelligence)¾EF as Social Emotional Skills¾Impairment and EF¾Research about EF as ability, behavior, and SE¾Think Smart! -- EF Skills in the Classroom or Clinic


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The Curious Story of Phineas Gage

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John Fleischman’s book “Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science” is an excellent source of information about this person, his life, and how this event impacted our understanding of how the brain works; and particularly the frontal lobes.

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The Curious Story of Phineas Gage

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¾ September 13, 1848 26 year old Phineas Gag was in charge of a railroad track construction crew blasting granite bedrock near Cavendish, Vermont

¾The job Phineas has is to use a “tamping iron” to set explosives

¾The tamping iron is a rod about 3 ½ feet long weighing 13 ½ lbs pointed at one end

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Fleishman (2002, p 70)

¾From Damaiso (1994) article in Science

¾The rod passed through the left frontal lobe, between the two hemispheres, then to left hemisphere

¾The damage was to the front of the frontal cortex more than the back, and the underside more than the top

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Fleishman (2002)

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Before . . . & . . . After¾ After the accident his

ability to direct others was gone, he had considerable trouble with decision making, control of impulses and interpersonal relationships –management of intellect, behavior and emotion

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¾ Before the accident ‘he possessed a well-balanced mind, was seen as a shrewd, smart business man, very energetic and persistent in executing all his plans of operation’ (p 59)

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A Bit of EF Neuroanatomy¾The case of Phineas Gage led to a better

understanding of the frontal lobes; in particular the pre-frontal cortex. ¾Rich cortical, sub-cortical and brain stem

connections.

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More Specifically

¾The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is involved with the ability to plan, shift set, organize remember and solve novel problems.

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¾That is: planning and decision making, self monitoring, self correction, especially when responses are not well-rehearsed or contain novel sequences of actions.

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The Curious Story of Phineas GageThe Skull of Phineas Gage is at Harvard’s Warren Anatomical Museum

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Frontal Lobes and Executive Function(s)

What do we mean by the term Executive Function(s)?

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Executive Function (s)¾In 1966 Luria first wrote

and defined the concept of Executive Function (EF)¾He credited Bianchi

(1895) and Bekhterev(1905) with the initial definition of the process

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Executive Functions¾ Elkhonon Goldberg

provides a valuable review of what the frontal lobes do

¾ Describes EF as the orchestra leader

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http://www.elkhonongoldberg.com/

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Goldberg (2009, p. 4)¾ “The frontal lobes … are liked to

intentionality, purposefulness, and complex decision making.”

¾ They make us human, and as Luria stated, are “the organ of civilization”

¾ Frontal lobes are about …”leadership, motivation, drive, vision, self-awareness, and awareness of others, success, creativity, sex differences, social maturity, cognitive development and learning…”

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What is Executive Function(s)There is no formal excepted definition of EF

• We typically find a vague general statement of EF (e.g., goal-directed action, cognitive control, top-down inhibition, effortful processing, etc.).

• Or a listing of the constructs such asx Inhibition, x Working Memory, x Planning,x Problem-Solving,x Goal-Directed Activity, x Strategy Development and Execution, x Emotional Self-Regulation, x Self-Motivation

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Goldstein, Naglieri, Princiotta, & Otero (2013)¾Executive function(s) has come to

be an umbrella term used for many different “abilities”-- planning, working memory, attention, inhibition, self-monitoring, self-regulation and initiation -- carried out by pre-frontal lobes. ¾We found more than 30 definitions

of EF(s)

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Executive ExecutiveFunction Functions

¾ EF has threecomponents: inhibitory control, set shifting (flexibility), and working memory (e.g., Davidson, et al., 2006).

¾ Executive Functions is a multidimensionalmodel (Friedman et al., 2006) with independent abilities(Wiebe, Espy, & Charak, 2008).

¾ EF has is a unitaryconstruct (Duncan & Miller, 2002; Duncan & Owen, 2000).

¾ EF is unidimensional in early childhood not adulthood.

¾ Both views are supported by some research (Miyake et al., 2000) EF is a unitary construct … but with partially different components.

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Executive Function(s)¾Given all these definitions of EF(s) we

wanted to address the question…Executive Functions … orExecutive Function?

¾One way to answer the question is to research the factor structure of EFbehaviors ¾ Factor structure of the Comprehensive

Executive Function Inventory (CEFI)34

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CEFI (Naglieri & Goldstein, 2012)

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CEFI Full Scale (100 items)1. Attention 2. Emotion Regulation3. Flexibility4. Inhibitory Control5. Initiation6. Organization7. Planning 8. Self-Monitoring9. Working Memory

1. Consistency Index 2. Negative

Impression3. Positive Impression

CEFI Parent Rating Scale (Ages 5-18)

CEFI Teacher

Rating Scale (Ages 5-18)

CEFI Self-Rating Scale

(Ages 12-18)

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EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSES

¾The normative samples for parents, teacher, and self ratings were randomly split into two samples and EFA conducted using • the item raw scores• nine scales’ raw scores

¾The sample …

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CEFI Standardization Samples¾Sample was stratified by

• Sex, age, race/ethnicity, parental education level (PEL; for cases rated by parents), geographic region

• Race/ethnicity of the child (Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/African American/African Canadian, Hispanic, White/Caucasian, Multi-racial by the rater

• Parent (N=1,400), Teacher (N=1,400) and Self (N=700) ratings were obtained

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EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSES90 Items: factor analysis clearly indicted that one factor was the best solution

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Nine item groups: Attention, Emotion Regulation, Flexibility, Inhibitory Control, Initiation, Organization, Planning, Self-Monitoring, and Working Memory scales form one factor

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¾Coefficients of Congruence – are all very high indicating that the 12 comparisons of factor solutions yielded very similar findings

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Nearly identical factor solutions

(ALL ONE FACTOR) by

Gender, Race/Ethnic, Age

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Adult CEFI Normative Samples

¾Self and Observer results: 1 factor

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¾Conclusions• CEFI: Parent (N=1,400), Teacher (N=1,400)

and Self (N=700), • CEFI Adult: Self (N = 1,600) and Observer

(N = 1,600) ratings• From nationally representative samples

aged 5 to 80 years (N = 6,700) indicates .. Executive Function best describes the concept

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EF and its components¾Abilities, cognitive processes, and behaviors

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Executive Function

Emotion Regulation Inhibition

Planning Self-Control

Self-Monitoring Organization

Initiation And more?

Flexibility

Attention

Impulse Control

Working Memory

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Naglieri & Goldstein, 2012¾Executive Function is: how you do what you

decide to do.

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Select a Plan

Modify if NecessaryIf

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Problem Solved

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Does a13 month old have EF?

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Age 19 months: Knowledge & EF

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EF’s Learning Curves (Naglieri & Otero, 2017)

¾ Learning depends upon instruction and EF¾At first, EF plays a major role in learning¾When a new task is learned and practiced it

becomes a skill and execution requires less EF

Novel Task Well Learned Task

Over time and with experience

Maximum Use

Minimum Use

Role of Knowledge and SkillsRole of EF

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Executive Function Involves¾“How you decide what to do”

demands…• Initiation to achieve a goal, planning and

organizing parts of a task, attending to details to notice success of the solution, keeping information in memory, having flexibility to modify the solution as information from self-monitoring is received and demonstrating emotion regulation (which also demands inhibitory control) to ensure clear thinking so that the task is completed successfully.

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Which Lemming has good EF?

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EF: ability, behavior, social-emotional skill?

All are reflections of FRONTAL LOBE activity

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Brain, Cognition, & Behavior¾EF ability is provided by the Frontal Lobes

of the brain (an intelligence)¾EF behaviors are the result of experiences

that influence likelihood that a person is strategic when doing things¾EF Emotions are the result of learning¾It is very important to measure EF Behaviors

and EF Ability and Emotion because they may be different

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¾EF as Behavior¾EF as an Ability (an intelligence)¾EF as Social Emotional Skills¾Impairment and EF¾Research about EF as ability, behavior, and SE¾Think Smart! -- EF Skills in the Classroom


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A look at some EF Rating Scales

From Handbook of Executive Function (Goldstein & Naglieri, 2014)

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Review of Rating Scales

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Psychometrics of EF Rating Scales

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¾Five published rating scales were compared

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Comprehensive Executive Function Inventory (CEFI)Jack A. Naglieri Sam GoldsteinA rating scale designed to measure behaviors association with Executive Function for ages 5-18 years rated by a parent, teacher, or the child/youth.

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CEFI Characteristics¾CEFI is a strength based

measure of EF¾Items are positively worded¾Higher scores = more good

behaviors related to EF¾Calibrated using mean of

100 SD of 15

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CEFI Normative Samples¾1,400 ratings by Parents for children aged 5-18

years¾1,400 ratings by Teachers for children aged 5-

18 years¾700 ratings from the self-report form for those

aged 12-18 years¾There were equal numbers of ratings of or by

males and females ¾Stratified according to the 2009 US Census by

race/ethnicity, parental education, region, age, and sex

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CEFI Administration & Scoring

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CEFI Administration & Scoring Methods

Paper and Pencil Administration

Hand Scoring Using CEFI Record Form

Examiner enters responses in MHS

Online Assessment Center:

Automated scoring and report

Online Administration

Examiner enters responses into CEFI

Scoring Software Program:


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CEFI Forms¾The Comprehensive

Executive Function Inventory (CEFI) measures behaviors associated with Executive Function (EF) for ages 5 to 18 years.

¾The CEFI is completed by a parent, teacher, or the child/youth.

¾Each form yields a Full Scale score and 9 separate content scales

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CEFI Items by Scale

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CEFI Items by Scale

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CEFI Items by Scale

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One Factor and 9 Scales?¾NOTE: EF is a unidimensional

concept¾Use the Full Scale to answer

the question “Is the child poor in EF or not?”¾Use the 9 scales to identify

the specific groups of items that represent 9 different types of behaviors that can be addressed by Intervention

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CEFI Characteristics¾Automated scoring and

reporting includes intervention suggestions ¾Scores are based on

nationally representative normative sample that is representative of the US

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CEFI Normative Samples¾1,400 ratings by Parents for children aged 5-18

years¾1,400 ratings by Teachers for children aged 5-

18 years¾700 ratings from the self-report form for those

aged 12-18 years¾There were equal numbers of ratings of or by

males and females ¾Stratified according to the 2009 US Census by

race/ethnicity, parental education, region, age, and sex

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CEFI Administration & Scoring

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CEFI Administration & Scoring Methods

Paper and Pencil Administration

Hand Scoring Using CEFI Record Form

Examiner enters responses in MHS

Online Assessment Center:


Online Administration

Examiner enters responses into CEFI

Scoring Software Program:


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CEFI Full Scale (100 items)1. Attention 2. Emotion Regulation3. Flexibility4. Inhibitory Control5. Initiation6. Organization7. Planning 8. Self-Monitoring9. Working Memory

1. Consistency Index 2. Negative

Impression3. Positive Impression

CEFI Parent Rating Scale (Ages 5-18)

CEFI Teacher Rating Scale (Ages 5-18)

CEFI Self-Rating Scale (Ages 12-18)

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One Factor and 9 Scales?¾NOTE: EF is a unidimensional

concept¾Use the Full Scale to answer

the question “Is the child poor in EF or not?”¾Use the 9 scales to identify

the specific groups of items that represent 9 different types of behaviors that can be addressed by Intervention

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CEFI Full Scale and Treatment Scores

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Free Use of CEFI: http://info.mhs.com/cefi

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Free Use of CEFI: mhs.com/cefi

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CEFI Interpretive Report

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Report

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Intervention Strategies are provided for each of the 9 CEFI scales

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Time to Think and Talk¾Task: ¾Discuss in your groups

• EF as a single concept • Other ideas

¾Your own questions and thoughts..¾Report to the audience

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EF is a Brain-Based Ability¾EF is an ability by virtue of its relationship to

the brain¾Because there is a relationship between

BRAIN FUNCTION and BEHAVIOR, behaviors tell us about the ABILITY (sometimes…)¾EF skills are the result of EF Ability and well

practiced behaviors that reflect EF• Not all abilities and not all behaviors involve EF

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A Theory of Learning

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Brain, Cognition, & Behavior¾The brain is the seat of abilities called PASS¾These abilities comprise what has been described

as a modern view of intelligence (Naglieri & Otero, 2011)

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Attention

Simultaneousprocessing Ability

Successive Processing Ability

Planning abilityNaglieri, J. A. & Otero, T.

(2011). Cognitive Assessment System: Redefining Intelligence from A Neuropsychological Perspective. In A. Davis (Ed.). Handbook of Pediatric Neuropsychology (320-333). New York: Springer Publishing.

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IQ defined by BRAIN function

¾PASS theory is a modern way to define ‘ability’ (AKA – intelligence)

¾Planning = THINKING ABOUT THINKING

¾Attention = BEING ALERT

¾Simultaneous = GETTING THE BIG PICTURE

¾Successive = FOLLOWING A SEQUENCE

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The Brain and Intelligence as PASSPASS: A neuropsychological approach to intelligence based on three Functional Units described by A. R. Luria (1972)

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100 Years of Intelligence and IQhttp://www.jacknaglieri.com/cas2.html

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CAS2 (Ages 5-18 yrs.)

Interpretive Manual

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¾CAS2 Yields PASS and Full Scale score but ALSO

¾Executive Function which is the combination of a Planning and Attention subtests

¾Also: Working Memory, Verbal, Nonverbal and a Visual and Auditory comparison

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PASS Theory: Planning`Planning is a neurocognitive ability that a

person uses to determine, select, and use efficient solutions to problems• problem solving • developing plans and using strategies• retrieval of knowledge• impulse control and self-control • control of processing

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Planned Codes 1

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Math Strategies

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This work sheet encourages the child to use strategies (plans) in math such as: “If 8 + 8 = 16, then 8 + 9 is 17”

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PASS Theory: Planning

Naglieri, J. and Pickering, E., Helping Children Learn, 2003

Examples of classroom problems related to Planning• Using the same strategy even if it is not effective• Struggling with how to complete tasks• Not monitoring progress during a task• Misinterpretation of what is read

Planning• Evaluate a task• Select or develop a strategy to approach a task• Monitor progress during the task• Develop new strategies when necessary

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Antwerp train Station (2009)

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Planning Lesson Student responses

¾Q: What would you have to plan out?• They had to learn the dance steps (knowledge)• Someone had to start dancing (initiation)• Permission from train station (planning)

¾Q: What are the parts of a good plan? • Think of possible problems (strategy generation)• Organize the dance (organization)• Practice the dance steps (initiation)• Have a good idea of what to do (knowledge)

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¾Q3: How do you know if a plan is any good? • Put the plan in action and see if it works (self-

monitoring)• Give it a try (perhaps learn by failing)

1.Q4: What should you do if a plan isn’t working?1.Fix it. (self-correction)2.Go home ! (a bad plan)

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Q5: How do you use planning in this class?1.We don’t plan in this class2.Mrs. XXX does all the planning in this class so

you don’t have to think about planning

How might students react to being told that now they have to think and planning?

Like the Seinfeld video

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This Planning Lesson¾This lesson brings to light the important

distinction between planning over a long time (what was just shown) and real time planning

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EF Instruction¾We use posters

like this one to remind the students of the importance of PLANNING

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Encourage Planning¾ Helping Children Learn

Intervention Handouts for Use in School and at Home, Second EditionBy Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D., & Eric B. Pickering, Ph.D.,

¾ Spanish handouts by TulioOtero, Ph.D., & Mary Moreno, Ph.D.

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Step 1 – Talk with Students

Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D. [email protected]

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Step 1 – Talk with Students

Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D. [email protected]

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PASS Theory`Attention is a neurocognitive ability that

a person uses to selectively attend to some stimuli and ignore others• selective attention• focused cognitive

activity over time• resistance to

distraction

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No Response

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Attention Test Instructions: You will see words like

REDYour task: say the COLOR

(green) not the word (red)

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Expressive Attention - Italiano

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ROSSO BLU VERDE GIALLO

GIALLO VERDE ROSSO BLU

ROSSO GIALLO GIALLO VERDE

BLU VERDE ROSSO ROSSO

VERDE GIALLO BLU GIALLO

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Expressive Attention – Korean CAS

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� The child says the color not the word

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This sheet has a strong Attention demands because of the similarity of the options

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PASS Theory: AttentionAttention¾ Focus on one thing and ignore others¾Resist distractions in the learning environment


• Trouble focusing on what is important• Difficulty resisting distractions• Difficulty working on the same task for very long • Unable to see all the details• Providing incomplete or partially wrong answers

Examples of classroom problems related to Attention

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Efintheclassroom.net Attention Lesson¾Start by making students aware of what

attention is …¾View Attention video from Apollo Robbins¾Then provide Discussion

• What did you learn from this video?• How can you attend better?• How can you resist distractions better?

¾Then an Assignment – Make a list of times when you did well, and not so well, paying attention, noticing details, and resisting distractions.

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Efintheclassroom.net Attention Lesson

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Attention Lesson

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Time to Think and Talk¾Task: ¾Why do you think you were

tricked by this video?¾How do you decide what to pay

attention to, and what not to, in this class?

¾What are you biggest distractions in class?

¾What will you have the hardest time ignoring?

¾Your own questions and thoughts..

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EF ability and the brain¾Planning and Attention have been included

in conceptualizations of Executive Function¾The next two abilities are not related to EF

• We will see what they are and …• See how we can improve performance when

these abilities are required by using EF (strategies) to improve performance

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PASS Theory

¾Simultaneous is a neurocognitive ability a person uses to integrate stimuli into groups• Parts are seen as a whole• Each piece of information is related to others• Visual spatial tasks like blocks and puzzles on

the Wechsler Nonverbal Scale• KABC Simultaneous Scale

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Progressive Matrices

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PASS Theory

¾Simultaneousprocessing is what Gestalt psychology was based on¾Seeing the

whole

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Verbal-Spatial Relations

Which picture shows a boy behind a girl?

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Numbers from 1 to 100

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How can EF be brought to thisWork sheet?

Use Simultaneous processing to see that patterns

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PASS Theory: SimultaneousSimultaneous Processing¾Relate separate pieces of information into a group¾ See how parts related to whole¾Recognize patterns


ProcessingExamples of classroom problems related to Simultaneous• Difficulty comprehending text• Difficulty with math word problems• Trouble recognizing sight words quickly• Trouble with spatial tasks• Often miss the overall idea

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Simultaneous ability in action, and no self-correction (EF)

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Use EF to manage low Simultaneous

¾How do you help a child with low simultaneous ability?¾Teach students to USE STRATEGIES¾What kinds of strategies could you use for

tasks that require seeing the whole?

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Use EF

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Venn Diagram

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Successive Processing Ability`Successive processing is a basic cognitive

ability which we use to manage stimuli in a specific serial order• Stimuli form a chain-like progression• Stimuli are not inter-related

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Sentence Questions (Ages 8-17)

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1. The blue is yellow. Who is yellow?

10.The red greened the blue with a yellow. Who used the yellow?

20.The red blues a yellow green of pinks, that are brown in the purple, and then grays the tan. What does the red do first?

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Successive

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The sequence of the sounds is emphasized in this work sheet

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PASS Theory: SuccessiveSuccessive Processing¾Use information in a specific order¾ Follow instructions presented in sequence


Processing

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Successive• Trouble blending sounds to make words• Difficulty remembering numbers in order• Reading decoding problems• Difficulty remembering math facts when they are taught using

rote learning (4 + 5 = 9).

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Time to Think and Talk¾Task: ¾How can you bring EF to the

tasks that require Simultaneous and Successive Abilities?¾Your own questions and

thoughts..

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Ben’s Problem with Successive processing Ability

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EF “Ability” is good but he isn’t using this ability to solve problems

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Case of Ben¾Planning = Strength¾Successive = Weakness and it is < 85; so it

can be considered a ‘disorder in basic psychological processes’

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Ben’s Problem with Successive Ability¾Ben has difficulty whenever ANY task

requires sequencing• Academic or ability tests• Visual or auditory tests• Math or spelling or reading• Tasks that require memory of sequences

¾How do we help him learn better?

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Teach Children about their Abilities

¾ Helping Children LearnIntervention Handouts for Use in School and at Home, Second EditionBy Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D., & Eric B. Pickering, Ph.D.,

¾ Spanish handouts by TulioOtero, Ph.D., & Mary Moreno, Ph.D.

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Use EF with Sequencing Tasks

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Ben’s Problem with Successive Ability¾Teach him to use his strength in Planning

Slides by Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D. ([email protected])

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Ben’s Problem with Successive Ability¾Teach him to recognize sequences

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Ben’s Problem with Successive Ability¾Teach him to use strategies

Slides by Jack A. Naglieri, Ph.D. ([email protected])

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Take Away Messages

¾CAS Planning and Attention scores tell about Executive Function• So CAS includes EF as a critical part of ability (aka

intelligence)

¾Traditional IQ tests do not measure Executive Function• So EF is the important ability missed when you

look at an IQ score

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Phineas had Social Emotional deficit¾Phineas had profound social emotional

problems after his injury to the frontal lobes¾Phineas is

• insulting• impulsively say things• uses vulgar language• can’t manage his emotions• inconsistent in social situations• doesn’t recognize he is offensive• looses control in interactions with others

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Frontal Lobes and Emotion¾Goldberg (2011, p 116-117)

• the “emphasis in the classic studies of frontal lobe syndromes was on cognition [intelligence] rather than on affect [social emotional]”

• ‘very few researchers have attempted to merge cognitive and emotional aspects of frontal lobe dysfunction’

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Feiffer & Rattan (2009)¾Provide a collection

of paper on the relationship between EF and Emotional Disorders¾See

[email protected]

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Feiffer & Rattan (2009) on EF and Frontal Lobes

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Social Emotional Skills: From Conceptual to Assessment to Instruction

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www.casel.org

© 2010 Devereux Center for Resilient Children

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Research Links SEL to Higher Success

Source: Durlak, J.A., Weissberg, R.P., Dymnicki, A.B., Taylor, R.D., and Schellinger, K. (2011). The Impact of Enhancing Students’ Social and Emotional Learning: A Meta-Analysis of School-Based Universal Interventions. Child Development, 82, 405-432.

• 23% gain in SE skills • 9% gain in attitudes about self/others/school• 9% gain in pro-social behavior • 11% gain on academic performance via

standardized tests (math and reading)

•9% difference in problem behaviors•10% difference in emotional distress

And Reduced Risks for Failure

Skills for Social and Academic Success

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Social Emotional Skills

Five key social-emotional skills from CASEL

These are in many state and local standards

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Kong (2013): IQ, SEL & Achievement

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¾Tiffany Kong studied CogAT, DESSA, and achievement scores for 276 elementary students grades K‐8¾All gifted based on scores

on verbal, quantitative, or nonverbal test scores at least 97th percentile

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Ability, Social Emotional & Skills

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Series 1

Verbal IQ Quantitative IQ Nonverbal IQ CogAT Tot Social Emotional SAT10

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Kong (2013): IQ, SEL & Achievement

¾DESSA Total correlated .44 and CogAT Total

correlated .36 with Total Achievement

(reading, math, language)

• A clearer picture of the relationships between IQ

(CogAT) and SEL (DESSA) with achievement was

obtained from hierarchical regression analysis…

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Kong (2013) SEL Predicts Beyond IQ (p. 44)

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DESSA predicted reading, language and math

scores over IQ (CogAt)

scores

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The DESSA Comprehensive System

¾Universal screening with an 8-item, strength-based behavior rating scale, the DESSA-mini for universal screening and ongoing progress monitoring

¾72-item DESSA to find specific areas of need

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Paul LeBuffe & Valerie Shapiro

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http://www.centerforresilientchildren.org/

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Assessment of Social Emotional Skills with the DESSA

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The DESSA¾Based on resilience theory & SEL principles

described by CASEL• Identify social-emotional strengths and needs of

elementary and middle school children (for K-8th

grade)• 72 items and 8 scales• Completed by parents, teachers, and/or after-

school / community program staff• Takes 15 minutes to complete• On-line administration, scoring and reporting

available

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DESSA Norms¾2,475 children, grades K-8¾All 50 states included in sample¾Representative of US Population

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CASEL and DESSA Scales

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Social Emotional Composite

Self Awareness

Self Management

Social Awareness

Relationship Skills

Decision Making

Goal Directed Behavior

Personal Responsibility

Optimistic Thinking

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Interventions for DESSA

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Take Away Messages

¾Social Emotional Skills are the result of EF and what the person has learned in all aspects of the environment¾Children CAN BE TAUGHT good, or bad,

social emotional skills

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Rating Scale of Impairment & EF¾EF and Impairment …

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Definition of Impairment¾ “Impairment is a reduced ability to meet the demands of

life because of a psychological, physical, or cognitive condition” (Goldstein & Naglieri, 2016, p. 6).

¾The American Psychiatric Association in the new DSM-5 (APA, 2013) emphasizes impairment over and above symptom presentation.

¾World Health Organization’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (WHO, 2001) also has guidelines for impairment.

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Standardization ¾RSI Normative Sample:

• 2800 ratingsx 800 ratings for each of the RSI (5-12 Years) Parent and

Teacher formsx 600 ratings for each of the RSI (13-18 Years) Parent and

Teacher forms¾Within 1% the 2010 U.S. Census targets on:

• Race/ethnicity,• Region,• PEL

¾ Includes 11.6%-11.8% of clinical cases

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RSI Forms and Scores

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Factorial Support for RSI Scales¾Exploratory and confirmatory factor

analyses confirm the RSI structure • 5 factors: School, Social, Mobility, Domestic, and

Family for the RSI (5–12 Years) Parent Form• 6 factors: School/Work, Social, Mobility,

Domestic, Family, and Self-Care) for the RSI (13–18 Years) Parent Form

• 3 factors: School, Social, and Mobility) for the RSI (5–12 Years) and RSI (13–18 Years) Teacher Forms.

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RSI and EF correlations (Manual pg. 115)

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Executive Function Behaviors, Intelligence, and Achievement test scores

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EF and Achievement (Naglieri & Rojahn, 2004)

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EF and Achievement (Naglieri & Rojahn, 2004)

¾ Correlation between Executive Function (Planning + Attention) and overall achievement (Skills Cluster) = .51 (N = 1,559; p < .001)

¾ P&A added significantly to the prediction of achievement after Simultaneous and Successive scores were used in the regression equation

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EF, WISC-IV, CAS, Achievement¾ Data from Sam Goldstein’s evaluation center in Salt Lake City, UT

¾ Children given the WISC-IV (N = 43), CAS (N = 62), and the WJIII achievement (N = 58) as part of the typical test battery

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EF Behaviors (CEFI) & CAS

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Take Away Messages

¾EF behaviors are significantly correlated with scores from a nationally normed test of academic skills (WJ-III)¾EF behaviors are significantly correlated

with all four PASS scales¾EF behaviors are mostly correlated with

WISC-IV Verbal scale which requires a lot of knowledge

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Sex Differences in Executive Function

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CEFI Sex Differences: Parent Raters¾Girls are Smarter than Boys

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Parents N Mn SD N Mn SD ESAges 5-18 700 98.1 14.9 699 101.8 15.0 -0.25Ages 5-11 350 98.2 14.3 349 101.6 15.6 -0.22Ages 12-18 350 97.9 15.4 350 102.0 14.4 -0.28

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Ages 5-18 Ages 5-11 Ages 12-18

Males

Females

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CEFI Sex Differences: Teacher Raters¾Girls are Smarter than Boys

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100102104106

Ages 5-18 Ages 5-11 Ages 12-18

MalesFemales

Teachers N Mn SD N Mn SD ESAges 5-18 700 96.7 14.4 700 103.2 15.0 -0.44Ages 5-11 350 96.4 14.5 350 103.5 14.9 -0.49Ages 12-18 350 97.0 14.4 350 102.9 15.0 -0.40

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Sex Differences: Ability¾Girls are Smarter than Boys

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Sex Differences: Ability

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Executive Function

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Sex Differences: Social Emotional

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Devereux Elementary Student Strength Assessment (DESSA, LeBuffe Shapiro & Naglieri, 2009)

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Sex Differences: Social Emotional

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Parent & Teacher Raters

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Notes: N = 2,477DESSA values are T-scores (Mn= 50, SD = 10).

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Sex Differences

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Developmental Differences in Executive Function

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Developmental Changes in EF

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Developmental Changes in EF¾Best, et al (2011) reported means score

differences between adjacent age groups of a large (N = 2, 036) nationally representative sample (CAS normative group)¾Results showed that EF does not develop

consistently across the 5 year to 18 year age range¾Age differences were reported in effect

sizes (.2 to .4 = small; .5 to .7 = medium; .8 and above = large)

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Developmental Changes in EF

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Large Differences

Medium Differences

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Developmental Changes in EF¾These developmental data suggest that

instruction in EF Skills should be stressed when growth is most rapid, that is, during early elementary and middle school years¾Students need to be TOLD what EF is and

how it can be used to help them learn, especially during the early years when growth in ABILITY is ….so that growth in BEHAVIOR and EMOTION follow

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EF Lessons for High School

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¾EF as Behavior¾EF as an Ability (an intelligence)¾EF as Social Emotional Skills¾Research about EF as ability, behavior, and SE¾Think Smart! -- EF Skills in the Classroom


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www.efintheclassroom.net

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¾Start with Awareness of thinking about thinking

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Structure of the lessons

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y Each topic is discussed for one week

y Monday – class lesson

y Tues-Thurs reminders

y Friday – class reflection

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EF Lesson Plan Themes¾Attention¾Flexibility¾Inhibition¾Initiation¾Self-Monitoring¾Working Memory¾Organization¾Planning¾Emotional Regulation

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EF Posters in the Class

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Mountain View Alternative HS

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Introductory Lesson: “Are you Aware”

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yAsk for volunteers to NOT look at the video and report what word they hear

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Introductory Lesson: “Are you Aware”

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Other Lessons from www.efintheclassroom.net

www.Efintheclassroom.net

Research support?

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www.efintheclassroom.net

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Planning

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Planning

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Iseman & Naglieri (2010)

A cognitive strategy instruction of mathematics to appear in Journal of Learning Disabilities

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Design of the Study

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Experimental and Comparison Groups7 worksheets with Normal Instruction

Experimental Group

19 worksheets with Planning Facilitation

Comparison Group

19 worksheets with Normal Instruction

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Instructional Sessions¾ Math lessons were organized into

“instructional sessions” delivered over 13 consecutive days

¾ Each instructional session was 30-40 minutes ¾ Each instructional session was comprised of

three segments as shown below

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Planning Facilitation or Normal

Instruction

10 minute math worksheet

10 minutes 10-20 minutes 10 minutes

10 minute math worksheet

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Normal Instruction and Planning Facilitation Sessions`Normal Instruction

• 10 minute math worksheet• 10 - 20 of math instruction• 10 minute math worksheet

`Planning Facilitation• 10 minute math worksheet• 10 minutes of planning facilitation• 10 minute math worksheet

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Planning Strategy Instruction` Teachers facilitated discussions to help students

become more self-reflective about use of strategies

` Teachers asked questions like:• What was your goal?• Where did you start the worksheet?• What strategies did you use?• How did the strategy help you reach your goal?• What will you do again next time?• What other strategies will you use next time?

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Student Plans¾“My goal was to do all of the easy problems on

every page first, then do the others.”¾“I do the problems I know, then I check my work.”¾“I do them (the algebra) by figuring out what I can

put in for X to make the problem work.”¾“I did all the problems in the brain-dead zone

first.”¾“I try not to fall asleep.”

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Worksheet Means and Effect Sizes for the Students with ADHD

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Normal Instruction Planning Facilitation

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ES =2.4

ES =0.6

Reminder < .2 = no effect

.2 - .5 = small .6 - .8 = medium

> .8 = large

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WJ Math Fluency Means and Effect Sizes for the Students with ADHD

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WIAT Numerical Operation Means and Effect Sizes for Students with ADHD

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Iseman (2005)¾ Baseline

Intervention means by PASS profile

¾ Different response to the same intervention

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One Year Follow-up

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Instructional Implications¾Planning Strategy Instruction is easily

implemented in the classroom and can be used to improve Executive Functioning¾The method yields substantial results within

a minimal of time (10 half-hour sessions over 10 days)¾Planning Strategy Instruction can be applied

in math as well as other content areas (e.g., reading comprehension)

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EF and Reading Comprehension

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Other Lessons from www.efintheclassroom.net

Working Memory Lesson

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Time to Think and Talk¾Task:

¾Your own questions and thoughts..

4minutes

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Teach Self-reliance¾Students with any kind of learning

challenge and many without any limitations need to be self-reliant¾Show the Stuck on the Escalator video¾Discuss what the message is with the

students

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Low EF and an Enabled Society

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Stuck on the Escalator¾“A student in 4th period (we are doing the

EF lessons in that class) was working in her Chemistry class (that teacher is NOT doing the EF lessons) spontaneously said, “Man, I am stuck on the escalator” (a phrase of the week) even though that phrase is not used in Chem. I took this as evidence that the (cuing) skills being learned in one class are transferring to another. It is encouraging.”

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¾EF as Behavior¾EF as an Ability (an intelligence)¾EF as Social Emotional Skills¾Research about EF as ability, behavior, and SE¾Think Smart! -- EF Skills in the Classroom


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Conclusions¾The concept of EF is evolving¾CEFI results indicate that when measured

using observable behaviors the term Executive Function is supported¾CEFI provides a well normed measure of EF

that has demonstrated reliability & validity¾There is evidence that children can better

use EF and improve achievement and behavior

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Conclusions-- on Education¾Benjamin Franklin – Tell me and I forget.

Teach me and I remember.Involve me and I learn.

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¾Teacher’s role is to give only as much help as is necessary, NOT to be the frontal lobes for the student

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Conclusions¾The teacher’s role is to give the student

knowledge of facts and to encourage the use of Executive Function¾When we give students the responsibility to

figure out how to do things we teach them to THINK SMART! and use EF¾This is the gift of smarter thinking¾This is a gift of optimism¾This is a gift for life success¾EF is about LIFE not just school

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Research Professor, University of Virginia

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a five dimensional model of executive function: cognition

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