Teacher-rated behavioral inattention was not uniquely predictive of any grade 1 math outcome despite significant zero-order correlations¶

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q3 i? Behavioral inattention correlated significantly with each outcome (r = .35 to .48) but was not a unique predictor in any final regression model. → Martin Rebecca B. 2014

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Martin Rebecca B. 2014¶

Martin Rebecca B., Cirino Paul T., Sharp Carla, Barnes Marcia. (2014). Number and counting skills in kindergarten as predictors of grade 1 mathematical skills. Learning and Individual Differences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2014.05.006

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In the hierarchical regression models, "behavioral inattention was not uniquely predictive in any of the above models" despite significant zero-order correlations with all four outcomes ranging from r = .35 to .48.

"Surprisingly behavioral inattention was not uniquely predictive in any of the above models, though correlations showed that behavioral inattention was significantly related to each the outcomes (r = .35 – .48)"

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