The Science of Executive Functioning: New Data, New Ideas and the Comprehensive Executive Functioning Inventory By Jack Naglieri, Ph.D. George Mason University
Friday March 8, 2013
St. John’s University: Manhattan Campus Room 118, 101 Murray Street, 8:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ( Registration starts at 8:00 a.m.)
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Workshop Schedule8:00-8:45 Registration 8:45-9:00 Welcome 9:00-12:00 The Science of Executive Functioning: New Data, New Ideas and the Comprehensive Executive Functioning Inventory This presentation begins with a brief overview of historical and current theories and definitions of executive functioning (EF). Next data from a large national study of behaviors associated with EF in the general population will be described; the standardization and validity studies of the Comprehensive Executive Functioning Inventory (CEFI; Naglieri & Goldstein, 2012). These data provide a science based foundation for appreciating the components of executive functioning. The presentation will provide an examination of how the CEFI can be used to evaluate behaviors associated with EF and relate these results to other measures of ability and neuropsychological functioning. Emphasis will be placed on the CEFI, the first nationally standardized norm referenced instrument designed to identify executive functioning in youth two through eighteen years of age. The presentation will include a discussion of intervention options and future challenges.
Learning Assessment OutcomesParticipants will develop… 1) an understanding of the history and theory of executive function. 2) knowledge of the most current theories of executive function. 3) an understanding of the relationship of theories to current assessment. 4) knowledge of the largest epidemiological sample addressing the question of executive function and related abilities in children. 5) an understanding of how to apply this data in clinical assessment, treatment planning and intervention.