Table 1 Executive function measure characteristics.
Executive function subdomain | Included subtests | Utilized score | Associated skill |
|---|---|---|---|
Attentional control | Contingency Naming Test (CNT): Trial 3 (Shape Matching)20,21 | Self-regulation score = (2 x errors) + self-corrections | Self-regulation and self-monitoring |
Contingency Naming Test (CNT): Trial 4 (Arrow Switching)20,21 | Self-regulation score = (2 x errors) + self-corrections | Self-regulation and self-monitoring | |
Test of Everyday Attention for Children, 2nd Edition (TEA-Ch2): Hector Cancellation19 | Raw score | Selective attention | |
Cognitive flexibility | Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 5th Edition (WISC-5): Digit Span Backwards18 | Scaled score | Working memory |
Contingency Naming Test (CNT): Trial 3 (Shape Matching)20,21 | Efficiency score = [(1/time) / √(errors + 1)] × 100 | Shifting | |
Contingency Naming Test (CNT)20,21: Trial 4 (Arrow Switching)20,21 | Efficiency score = [(1/time) / √(errors + 1)] x 100 | Shifting | |
Test of Everyday Attention for Children, 2nd Edition (TEA-Ch2): Reds and Blues, Bags and Shoes19 | Raw score | Shifting | |
Test of Everyday Attention for Children, 2nd Edition (TEA-Ch2): Troy Dual Task19 | Raw score | Divided attention | |
Goal setting | Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 5th Edition (WISC-5): Block Design18 | Scaled score | Visual spatial reasoning and problem solving |
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, 5th Edition (WISC-5): Matrix Reasoning18 | Scaled score | Visual spatial reasoning | |
Accuracy score | Organization and planning | ||
Organizational Strategy score | Organization and planning | ||
Behavioral executive function | Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function, Second Edition (BRIEF2): Parent Report24 | Global Executive Composite (GEC) T-score | Global behavioral executive function |