TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring the development of executive control with the shape school
AU - Espy, Kimberly Andrews
AU - Bull, Rebecca
AU - Martin, Jessica
AU - Stroup, Walter
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2006/12
Y1 - 2006/12
N2 - Although several neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders can emerge during the preschool period, there are comparatively few instruments to assess executive control. Evidence for validity of the Shape School (K. A. Espy, 1997) was examined in a sample of 219 typically developing young children. There was good evidence for validity, as Shape School performance variables were interrelated and were associated to other criterion measures considered to measure aspects of executive control. Also suggesting validity, the Shape School variables varied as a function of whether the task demands (a) were executive, (b) required inhibition of a prepotent response or context-controlled selection among relevant stimulus-response sets, and (c) included unitary or concurrent processing. The Shape School may be an effective tool by which to measure executive control in young children who have atypical developmental patterns.
AB - Although several neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders can emerge during the preschool period, there are comparatively few instruments to assess executive control. Evidence for validity of the Shape School (K. A. Espy, 1997) was examined in a sample of 219 typically developing young children. There was good evidence for validity, as Shape School performance variables were interrelated and were associated to other criterion measures considered to measure aspects of executive control. Also suggesting validity, the Shape School variables varied as a function of whether the task demands (a) were executive, (b) required inhibition of a prepotent response or context-controlled selection among relevant stimulus-response sets, and (c) included unitary or concurrent processing. The Shape School may be an effective tool by which to measure executive control in young children who have atypical developmental patterns.
KW - Cognitive assessment
KW - Executive function
KW - Hierarchical linear modeling
KW - Preschoolers
KW - Shape School
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U2 - 10.1037/1040-3590.18.4.373
DO - 10.1037/1040-3590.18.4.373
M3 - Article
C2 - 17154758
AN - SCOPUS:33845604504
VL - 18
SP - 373
EP - 381
JO - Psychological Assessment
JF - Psychological Assessment
SN - 1040-3590
IS - 4
ER -