Effects of Liquid Methylphenidate on Academic Achievement in ADHD Elementary School Children
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Authors
Davis, Christina
Issue Date
2009
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Thesis
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en_US
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Abstract
This study focuses on whether a liquid-suspension methylphenidate improves academic
achievement (AA) in 13 ADHD elementary school aged children (3 females, 10 males). Without
being knowing all of the results yet, we assume that our results show that AA improved in those
in third grade, and below but not above third grade. This could be because of the type of
material covered and the familiarity of the information to the older children. There were three
different lectures where data was collected. The data collected was from quizzes that were
presented to the participants and read aloud immediately after the lecture was finished. The first
lecture was about polymers and non-Newtonian fluids, using gak and a cornstarch and water mix
as examples. The second lecture focused on ecosystems and food chains, and the lecture was
entitled "Balance of Nature." The third lecture focused on Newton's first law of motion, and the
demonstrations to accompany the lecture showed that motion is dependent on forces, how much
force is applied, the mass of the object, and friction. No official results have been found at this
time.
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vii, 30 p.
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