Table 1 Executive function measure characteristics.

From: Association between neonatal brain volume and school-age executive function in children born moderate-to-late preterm

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

Rey Complex Figure Test (RCFT)22,23

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