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We piloted the Weekly Calendar Planning Activity (WCPA), a
performance-based measure of executive function (EF), to establish a baseline for
at-risk adolescents. METHOD: Participants were 113 youths ages 16-21 who were
enrolled at a charter school for youth returning to high school after dropping
out. We administered the WCPA and collected demographic information. RESULTS: On
average, participants spent 15.9 min on the WCPA, made 7.9 errors, and followed
4.0 of 5 possible rules. No ceiling effect was observed in overall accuracy.
Participants used a mean of 3.1 strategies (standard deviation = 1.9) while
completing the WCPA. Participants who used more strategies spent more time
planning and completing the task and were more accurate. CONCLUSION: The WCPA may
be useful to occupational therapists as a performance measure of EF. This
assessment allows evaluation of complex task performance, strategy use,
self-evaluation of performance, and error patterns, which can be used in
developing intervention strategies.
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