Standardized tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the brazilian National High School Exam (ENEM) give more time for students with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) to complete the exam. The goal of this study is to find out if giving students with ADHD more time on tests actually helps them. Additionally, the research aims to find out if more time helps students without ADHD too or not, or even if it only helps students with certain traits.
Initially, the participants of this study will fill out forms and questionnaires online. Then, they will go through a psychiatric evaluation, where they will talk to a psychiatrist, and neuropsychological testing, where they will do some mental activities. Later on, they will do a mock test of the ENEM, with and without extra time.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
103
Considering a standard time of 40 minutes, participants will receive 50 minutes to complete the exam.
Considering a standard time of 40 minutes, participants will receive 50 minutes to complete the exam.
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Change from Baseline in Test Scores Under Three Time-Limited Testing Conditions.
Test performance measured by the proportion of correct answers weighted according to the Item Response Theory.
Time frame: During a two-hour-and-a-half intervention.
Between-Group Difference in Change from Baseline in Test Scores Under Three Time-Limited Testing Conditions (ADHD vs. Non-ADHD Participants).
Test performance measured by the proportion of correct answers weighted according to the Item Response Theory.
Time frame: During a two-and-a-half-hour intervention.
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