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Rosemary Ketchum Walsh – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have difficulty maintaining their focus during class lessons and often require reminder prompts from an adult including a teacher or instructional assistant. This study used goal setting paired with a technology-based application and Smartwatch to explore increases in elementary student…
Descriptors: Attention Control, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Goal Orientation, Technology Uses in Education
Brophy, Jere E.; And Others – 1982
The relationship between teachers' statements about classroom tasks and the degree of subsequent student engagement were studied to test the influence of teachers' expectations. Task presentation statements made by teachers in 6 reading and mathematics classes for the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades were classified according to 18 categories of…
Descriptors: Arousal Patterns, Attention Control, Elementary Education, Expectation
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Groot, Alexia S.; De Sonneville, Leo M. J.; Stins, John F.; Boomsma, Dorret I. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Background: In this study several aspects of attention were studied in 237 nearly 6-year-old twin pairs. Specifically, the ability to sustain attention and inhibition were investigated using a computerized test battery (Amsterdam Neuropsychological Tasks). Furthermore, the Teacher's Report Form (TRF) was filled out by the teacher of the child and…
Descriptors: Twins, Reaction Time, Attention Deficit Disorders, Inhibition