Constructs
- attention- mental energy, processing incoming information, and regulating output (Posner & Rothbart, 2007)
- temporal-sequential ordering- processing and production of material that is serial (Bishoff-Grethe, Goedert., Willingham, & Grafton, 2004; Parmentier, Andres, Elfors, & Jones, 2006; Zorzi, Prifitis, Meneghello, Marenzi, & Umilt, 2006)
- spatial-ordering- processing and production of material that is visual and/or spatial (van Garderen, 2006; Mammarella, Cornoldi, Pazzaglia, Toso, Grimoldi,& Vio, 2006; Kozhevnikov, Motes, & Hegarty, 2007).
- memory- storage and retrieval of information (after brief or long delays), or mentally suspending information while using it (Swanson & Jerman, 2007; Kail & Hall, 2001; Imbo & Vandierendonck, 2007).
- language- understanding and use of linguistic sounds, words, sentences, and discourse (Katzir, Youngsuk, Wolf, O'Brien, Kennedy, Lovett, & Morris, 2006; Nagy, Berninger, & Abbott, 2006; Altemeier, Jones, Abbott, & Berninger, 2006).
- neuromotor function- control over movement of large muscles, hands, and fingers (Williams, Thomas, Maruff, & Wilson, 2008; Bar-Haim & Bart, 2006; Contreras-Vidal, 2006).
- social cognition- navigation of interaction with others, including verbal and nonverbal tactics (Blake & Shiffrar, 2007; Blakemore, 2007; Brewer & Hewstone, 2004; Holtgraves & Kashima, 2008)
- higher order cognition- complex and sophisticated thinking (Russ, Scherr, Hammer, & Mineska, 2008; Hertzog, 2007; Amsterlaw, 2006).
In addition to the 8 constructs, this framework includes several "cross-construct" phenomena: rate alignment (working at optimal speed), strategy use (working and thinking tactically), chunk size capacity- the amount of material that can be processed, stored or generated, and metacognition (degree of knowledge about learning and insight into one's own neurodevelopmental strengths and weaknesses). (Benjamin & Bird, 2006; Broekkamp & Van Hout-Wolters, 2007; Flavell, 1979; Halford, Wilson, & Phillips, 1998; Hofer, 2004; Lungu, Liu, Waechter, Willingham, & Ashe, 2007).
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