Task utility and norms for the Preschool Executive Task Assessment (PETA)
Task utility and norms for the Preschool Executive Task Assessment (PETA)
Earlier identification of executive deficits in preschool children using an ecological approach would give more scope for intervention. The Preschool Executive Task Assessment (PETA) was developed to resemble an everyday age-appropriate task in order to examine the self-direction and integration of executive functions during a multistep task. It was designed so that performance can be evaluated in a microanalytic way and so individualized feedback and support can be easily communicated. The utility of the PETA was assessed with 166 three-to five-year olds. Results showed improved performance with increasing age and verbal intellectual quotient as well as good task reliability and utility. Evidence for influence of socioeconomic status, gender, and use of self-talk was also observed. Clinical applications and future directions of this novel measure are discussed.
ecological assessment, Executive function, neurodevelopmental disorders, neuropsychological assessment, preschool
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Downes, Michelle
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Kirkham, Fenella J.
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Kischkel, Laura
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McMurray, Imogen
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de Haan, Michelle
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August 2018
Downes, Michelle
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Berg, Christine
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Kirkham, Fenella J.
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Kischkel, Laura
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McMurray, Imogen
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Downes, Michelle, Berg, Christine, Kirkham, Fenella J., Kischkel, Laura, McMurray, Imogen and de Haan, Michelle
(2018)
Task utility and norms for the Preschool Executive Task Assessment (PETA).
Child Neuropsychology, 24 (6), .
(doi:10.1080/09297049.2017.1333092).
Abstract
Earlier identification of executive deficits in preschool children using an ecological approach would give more scope for intervention. The Preschool Executive Task Assessment (PETA) was developed to resemble an everyday age-appropriate task in order to examine the self-direction and integration of executive functions during a multistep task. It was designed so that performance can be evaluated in a microanalytic way and so individualized feedback and support can be easily communicated. The utility of the PETA was assessed with 166 three-to five-year olds. Results showed improved performance with increasing age and verbal intellectual quotient as well as good task reliability and utility. Evidence for influence of socioeconomic status, gender, and use of self-talk was also observed. Clinical applications and future directions of this novel measure are discussed.
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Accepted/In Press date: 15 May 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 31 May 2017
Published date: August 2018
Keywords:
ecological assessment, Executive function, neurodevelopmental disorders, neuropsychological assessment, preschool
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/422906
ISSN: 0929-7049
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