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Investigation of the Effects of Six-Weeks of Regular Table Tennis Education on Attention Levels of Primary School Children
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Salici, Olcay; Söyleyici, Zeynep Senem – African Educational Research Journal, 2020
Attention deficit is one of the child ailments that most parents worry about. To shed light on this problem, the aim of this survey is to investigate the effects of 6-weeks regular table tennis education on the attention levels of school children. The research was carried out on 11 elementary school students (9.82 [plus or minus] 2.23) who have…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Elementary School Students, Athletics, Physical Activities
An In-Home Token System for a Student with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
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Gannon, Paul; Harmon, Mary; Williams, Betty Fry – B.C. Journal of Special Education, 1997
A study of a 12-year-old boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder investigated the effectiveness of a token economy incentive program implemented in the home setting to increase attention to task while doing homework assignments. Results found the boy's percentage of time spent on-task increased markedly. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Behavior Change, Elementary Education
Pharmacotherapy for Hyperactivity in Children with Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
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Aman, Michael G.; Langworthy, Kristen S. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2000
A review of 41 studies on pharmacological treatments for children with autism and pervasive personality disorder not otherwise specified, found empirical evidence for significant reductions in hyperactive symptoms was strongest for the antipsychotics, psychostimulants, and naltrexone. A theoretical model is proposed for using attentional…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Children, Drug Therapy
Commentary: Considerations on the Pharmacotherapy of Attention Deficits and Hyperactivity in Children with Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders.
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Nicolson, Rob; Castellanos, F. Xavier – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2000
This commentary discusses the use of pharmacological treatments to reduce over activity and hyperactivity in children with autism. While it concedes that some medications, particularly antipsychotics, can effectively reduce over activity, it cautions that the effects of psychotropic medications on inattention remain poorly defined and stresses the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Children, Drug Therapy
Reducing Overselective Attention To Compound Visual Cues with Extended Training in Adolescents with Severe Mental Retardation.
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Huguenin, Nancy H. – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2000
A study investigated whether computer touch-screen technology could improve the attentional skills of three adolescents with severe mental retardation. Initially, prior reinforcement contingencies of individual stimuli failed to control their attention. Extended exposure to single stimulus training and conflict compounds, however, alleviated…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span
Mindfulness Training for Elementary School Students: The Attention Academy
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Napoli, Maria; Krech, Paul Rock; Holley, Lynn C. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2005
Mindfulness is the cognitive propensity to be aware of what is happening in the moment without judgment or attachment to any particular outcome. This concept flies in the face of modern, Western philosophical outcomes-based thinking about events and activities. This article presents results of a formative evaluation of whether participation in a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Formative Evaluation, Grade 3, Attention Deficit Disorders
The "Success" Program and the A.D.D. Child.
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Smyth, William Douglas; Bebensee, Elisabeth Lord – Reading Improvement, 1983
Describes the Success in Reading and Writing Program, designed to help students with attention deficit disorders by involving all four language processes. (FL)
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Processing