5.7.3 Cognitive Domains Table

Domain	Description of Domain	Measures
General Intelligence	Overall performance on an accepted wide-range intelligence battery	Differential Abilities Scale-Second Edition General Conceptual Ability Cluster (DAS-II)
Verbal Abilities	Receptive and expressive verbal communication skills.	DAS-II Verbal Cluster, NEPSY Language Domain (Phonological Processing, Speeded Naming, Comprehension of Instructions)
Visual Perception and Construction	Ability to perceive, process, and generate motor-based or motor-free output based on visual stimuli.	DAS-II Nonverbal Cluster, and Spatial Cluster, NEPSY Arrows subtest, VMI
Fine Motor Coordination	Ability to perform fluid, coordinated movements with the fingers and hand.	Purdue Pegboard
Verbal Memory	Ability to learn, retain, store, and recall new information.	WRAML-2 Verbal Learning
Attention and Executive Function	Ability to develop, maintain, and execute a flexible, future-oriented plan to meet an external goal. Integrates sustained and selective attention, response inhibition working memory, and planning.	NEPSY Attention/Executive Functions Domain, NEPSY-II Inhibition and Word GenerationNEPSY Attention/Executive Functions Domain, NEPSY-II Inhibition and Word Generation

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