title: Breaking through barriers: using technology to address executive function weaknesses and improve student achievement.
abstract: Assistive technologies provide significant capabilities for improving student achievement. Improved accessibility, cost, and diversity of applications make integration of technology a powerful tool to compensate for executive function weaknesses and deficits and their impact on student performance, learning, and achievement. These tools can be used to compensate for decreased working memory, poor time management, poor planning and organization, poor initiation, and decreased memory. Assistive technology provides mechanisms to assist students with diverse strengths and weaknesses in mastering core curricular concepts.
authors.affiliation: a ImPact Applications, Inc.; Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology, Argosy University.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D056344:Executive Function / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D017748:Time Management / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States
keywords: Bloom's digital taxonomy; SAMR; Web-based; apps; assistive technology; digital learning; smartphone