Attention in children with intellectual disabilities

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the reference values of achievement on the test for the assesment of selective attention in children with mild intellectual disabilities. The sample consists of 120 examinees, aged from 12 to 17 years, of both sexes. The intelligence quotient (IQ) of the examinees ranged from 51 to 69, estimated by the standard tests for the evaluation of intellectual capabilities. In this study, the Stroop test was used to assess the level of development of selective attention. The study results show a low level of achievement of this population in the examined work segment, whilst with the statistical data processing a high statistically significant relationship was established between the two assessed variables within the used test.