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Professor Joe Elliott's Outputs (72)

The prevalance of ADHD-like symptoms in a community sample (2010)
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Alloway, T., Elliott, J., & Holmes, J. (2010). The prevalance of ADHD-like symptoms in a community sample. Journal of Attention Disorders, 14(1), 52-56. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054709356197

The aim of the present study was to explore the prevalence of ADHD symptoms in a community sample of children in the United Kingdom. Method: There were 964 ten year olds (55% boys; M = 10.4 years; SD = 0.6) from mainstream schools in the United Kingd... Read More about The prevalance of ADHD-like symptoms in a community sample.

Examining the link between working memory behaviour and academic attainment in students with ADHD (2010)
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Alloway, T., Gathercole, S., & Elliott, J. (2010). Examining the link between working memory behaviour and academic attainment in students with ADHD. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 52(7), 632-636. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2009.03603.x

Aim  The aim of the present study was to investigate whether behaviours typical of working memory problems are associated with poor academic attainment in those with attention-deficit–hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as a non-clinical group ide... Read More about Examining the link between working memory behaviour and academic attainment in students with ADHD.

The diagnostic utility of executive function assessments in the identification of ADHD in children (2010)
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Holmes, J., Gathercole, S., Place, M., Alloway, T., Elliott, J., & Hilton, K. (2010). The diagnostic utility of executive function assessments in the identification of ADHD in children. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 15(1), 37-43. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-3588.2009.00536.x

Background: Deficits in executive functions have been widely reported to characterise individuals with ADHD. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of a range of executive function measures for identifying children with ADHD. Method: Eight... Read More about The diagnostic utility of executive function assessments in the identification of ADHD in children.

An evaluation of a classroom-based intervention to help overcome working memory difficulties and improve long-term academic achievement (2010)
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Elliott, J., Gathercole, S., Alloway, T., Holmes, J., & Kirkwood, H. (2010). An evaluation of a classroom-based intervention to help overcome working memory difficulties and improve long-term academic achievement. Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 9(3), 227-250. https://doi.org/10.1891/1945-8959.9.3.227

Two contrasting forms of classroom-based intervention were implemented with 256 primary school children identified as having working memory (WM) difficulties. In one, teaching staff were trained to provide educational environments that were sensitive... Read More about An evaluation of a classroom-based intervention to help overcome working memory difficulties and improve long-term academic achievement.

The diagnostic utility of behavioral checklists in identifying children with ADHD and children with working memory deficits. (2009)
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Alloway, T., Gathercole, S., Holmes, J., Place, M., Elliott, J., & Hilton, K. (2009). The diagnostic utility of behavioral checklists in identifying children with ADHD and children with working memory deficits. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 40(3), 353-366. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-009-0131-3

The present study investigated whether children with ADHD and those with working memory impairments have a common behavioral profile in the classroom. Three teacher checklists were used: the Conners’ teacher rating scale (CTRS), the behavior rating i... Read More about The diagnostic utility of behavioral checklists in identifying children with ADHD and children with working memory deficits..

Reasoning in children and adolescents. (2009)
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Resing, W., Elliott, J., & Higgins, S. (2009). Reasoning in children and adolescents. Educational and Child Psychology, 26(3),

The nature of teacher authority and teacher expertise (2009)
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Elliott, J. (2009). The nature of teacher authority and teacher expertise. Support for Learning, 24(4), 197-203. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9604.2009.01429.x

The so-called 'soft skills' utilised by teachers – including relationship building, awareness of the pupil's context and background and the demonstration of authority – to develop an appropriate learning culture in their classrooms have long been rec... Read More about The nature of teacher authority and teacher expertise.

Self-confidence and performance goal orientation interactively predict performance in a reasoning test with accuracy feedback (2009)
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Beckmann, N., Beckmann, J., & Elliott, J. (2009). Self-confidence and performance goal orientation interactively predict performance in a reasoning test with accuracy feedback. Learning and Individual Differences, 19(2), 277-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2008.09.008

This study takes an individual differences' perspective on performance feedback effects in psychometric testing. A total of 105 students in a mainstream secondary school in North East England undertook a cognitive ability test on two occasions. In on... Read More about Self-confidence and performance goal orientation interactively predict performance in a reasoning test with accuracy feedback.

The Working Memory Rating Scale: A classroom-based behavioural assessment of working memory (2009)
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Alloway, T., Gathercole, S., Kirkwood, H., & Elliott, J. (2009). The Working Memory Rating Scale: A classroom-based behavioural assessment of working memory. Learning and Individual Differences, 19(2), 242-245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2008.10.003

The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential of the Working Memory Rating Scale (WMRS), an observer-based rating scale that reflects behavioral difficulties of children with poor working memory. The findings indicate good internal re... Read More about The Working Memory Rating Scale: A classroom-based behavioural assessment of working memory.

The cognitive and behavioural characteristics of children with low working memory (2009)
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Alloway, T., Gathercole, S., Kirkwood, H., & Elliott, J. (2009). The cognitive and behavioural characteristics of children with low working memory. Child Development, 80(2), 606-621. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01282.x

This study explored the cognitive and behavioral profiles of children with working memory impairments. In an initial screening of 3,189 five- to eleven-year-olds, 308 were identified as having very low working memory scores. Cognitive skills (IQ, voc... Read More about The cognitive and behavioural characteristics of children with low working memory.

Neocolonialism in education: Cooperative learning, Western pedagogy in an Asian Context (2009)
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Nguyen, M., Elliott, J., Terlouw, C., & Pilot, A. (2009). Neocolonialism in education: Cooperative learning, Western pedagogy in an Asian Context. Comparative Education, 45(1), 109-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050060802661428

This article is concerned with the influence of western educational approaches in non-western countries and societies. This influence is frequently referred to as educational neocolonialism in the sense that western paradigms tend to shape and influe... Read More about Neocolonialism in education: Cooperative learning, Western pedagogy in an Asian Context.

Cooperative learning that features a culturally appropriate pedagogy (2009)
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Nguyen, P., Terlouw, C., Pilot, A., & Elliott, J. (2009). Cooperative learning that features a culturally appropriate pedagogy. British Educational Research Journal, 35(6), 857-873. https://doi.org/10.1080/01411920802688762

Many recent intercultural studies have shown that people cooperate with each other differently across cultures. We argue that cooperative learning (CL), an educational method originating in the USA and with fundamental psychological assumptions based... Read More about Cooperative learning that features a culturally appropriate pedagogy.

Goal orientations in Russian university students: from mastery to performance? (2008)
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Remedios, R., Kiseleva, Z., & Elliott, J. (2008). Goal orientations in Russian university students: from mastery to performance?. Educational Psychology, 28(6), 677-691. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410802200257

Research in the UK has shown that students start their university career with the goal of mastering their subject, but this focus shifts as they progress through their degree program. Studies have suggested that unlike students in the UK, Russian stu... Read More about Goal orientations in Russian university students: from mastery to performance?.

Does dyslexia exist? (2008)
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Elliott, J., & Gibbs, S. (2008). Does dyslexia exist?. Journal of Philosophy of Education, 42(3-4), 475-491. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9752.2008.00653.x

In this paper we argue that attempts to distinguish between categories of ‘dyslexia’ and ‘poor reader’ or ‘reading disabled’ are scientifically unsupportable, arbitrary and thus potentially discriminatory. We do not seek to veto scientific curiosity... Read More about Does dyslexia exist?.

The impact of the West on post-Soviet Russian education: change and resistance to change. (2007)
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Elliott, J., & Tudge, J. (2007). The impact of the West on post-Soviet Russian education: change and resistance to change. Comparative Education, 43, 93-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050060601162420

In this paper we draw on Bronfenbrenner's theory of human development in order to examine western influences upon Russian education. We argue that while some have embraced western ideas about education and schooling, reflecting both the influence of... Read More about The impact of the West on post-Soviet Russian education: change and resistance to change..

Attentional and executive behavioural profiles of children with poor working memory. (2007)
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Gathercole, S., Alloway, T., Kirkwood, H., Elliott, J., Holmes, J., & Hilton, K. (2008). Attentional and executive behavioural profiles of children with poor working memory. Learning and Individual Differences, 18(2), 214-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2007.10.003

The purpose of this study was to explore the profiles of classroom behaviour relating to attention and executive functions in children with very poor working memory, and to test the hypothesis that inattentive behaviour and working memory problems co... Read More about Attentional and executive behavioural profiles of children with poor working memory..

There's more to teaching than instruction: seven strategies for dealing with the practical side of teaching. (2006)
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Stemler, S., Elliott, J., Grigorenko, E., & Sternberg, R. (2006). There's more to teaching than instruction: seven strategies for dealing with the practical side of teaching. Educational Studies, 32, 101-118

In this paper, we highlight the importance for teachers of having sound practical skills in interacting with students, parents, administrators and other teachers, and argue that the development of such skills is often insufficiently considered in pro... Read More about There's more to teaching than instruction: seven strategies for dealing with the practical side of teaching..

Difficulties and Dilemmas in the Assessment of Special Educational Needs. (2006)
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Tymms, P., & Elliott, J. (2006). Difficulties and Dilemmas in the Assessment of Special Educational Needs

This paper considers conceptual and methodological difficulties concerning the assessment of children's special educational needs. It argues that the resurgence of the medical meodel of diagnosis and categorisation often offers little to those who se... Read More about Difficulties and Dilemmas in the Assessment of Special Educational Needs..