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Download full textMary B. Walkins – Teaching and Learning Excellence through Scholarship, 2021
Can using mindfulness/contemplative practices help students become mindful, focused, and present in the mathematics classroom? In this study, mindfulness/contemplative practices were used in the mathematics classroom to determine if students were encouraged to be mindful, focused, and present or engaged in problem solving. During class time,…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
Direct linkSachi Oshima – Reading in a Foreign Language, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a multimodal approach in which an additional camera was used to deliver online explicit reading strategy instruction. Targeting 20 Japanese beginner-level EFL college students taking online Zoom lessons during one academic semester, two research questions were investigated: (a) To what…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Multimedia Materials, Student Attitudes
The Possible Learning and Teaching Benefits of Short Mind-Calming Exercises in Undergraduate Courses
Grogan, Paul – Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2019
The potential benefits of meditation exercises to promote more focused student attention and engagement have only rarely been quantitatively investigated at the college/university level. Here, I report student perceptions on the impacts of regular short mind-calming exercises at the beginning of every class in second, third, and fourth-year…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Attention Control
Hlas, Anne Cummings; Neyers, Krista; Molitor, Sarah – Language Teaching Research, 2019
The purpose of this study was to investigate student attention lapses in second language classrooms at the university level. In 17 classes, 274 undergraduate students reported the frequency and duration of their attention lapses during 50- and 75-minute classes at various levels. Students' beliefs regarding their attention and the pedagogical…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Attention Control, Teaching Methods
Jennifer Toop Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how teachers describe ways they use movement in the classroom in order to discover benefits and limitations of using movement breaks when working with SPED students in two charter schools on the East Coast of the United States. The brain-based learning theory was used to explore how…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Recess Breaks, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 5
Çelik, Sercan; Baran, Evrim – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2022
The educational potentials of using student response systems (SRSs) as emerging mobile technologies in higher education classrooms are increasing. The need to understand and integrate these technologies into English as a Foreign Language (EFL) contexts has become evident. This mixed-methods study aimed at investigating the effects of an…
Descriptors: Audience Response Systems, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Kay, Robin; Benzimra, Daniel; Li, Jia – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2017
Previous research on distractions and the use of mobile devices (personal digital assistants, tablet personal computers, or laptops) have been conducted almost exclusively in higher education. The purpose of the current study was to examine the frequency and influence of distracting behaviors in Bring Your Own Device secondary school classrooms.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Influence of Technology, Attention Control, Handheld Devices
Shin, Dong-Hee; An, Hyeri; Kim, Jang Hyun – Interactive Learning Environments, 2016
The use of a second screen can enhance information processing and the execution of search tasks within a given period. In this study, we examined the learner's attentional shift (AS) between two screens and controlled secondary tasks (STs) in the media multitasking setting and its effect on the learning process. In particular, we analyzed how…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Search Strategies, Attention Control, Learning Processes
Lantz, Christine; McKenna, Barbara; Price, Brianne; Stralow, Duane – Online Submission, 2007
This report describes a program designed to increase students' on-task behavior. The students in the sample population consisted of kindergarten, first, and fifth graders. These classrooms are located in a community in northern Illinois. The problem of student behavior adversely affecting on-task behavior was well documented through a review of…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Time on Task, Listening Skills, Cooperative Learning
