ERIC Number: EJ1356858
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
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Piloting an Eight-Session Attentional Skills Training (AST) Program for Elementary School Children: Incorporating Mindfulness Concepts and Video Gaming Activities
Monteiro, Marta; Ricard, Richard J.; Ratanavivan, Wannigar
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v36 n3 p381-391 2022
This pilot study explored the impact of an eight-session attentional skills training (AST) program for elementary-age school children. Twenty-four students, 3rd through 6th grade, participated in guidance sessions involving exposure to mindfulness exercises and video gaming activities designed to challenge visual attention, memory, and decision-making in engaging and entertaining motivational contexts. Multivariate analyses revealed that students realized a 40-50% increase in their performance on two standardized measures of time sensitive visual decision-making search tasks at the end of the AST intervention, although there were no significant changes in student reports of their mindful attitudes and parent reports of their child's cognitive functioning. This study adds to literature on the benefits of focused interventions on attentional skills that support executive functioning of children in classroom settings.
Descriptors: Metacognition, Video Games, Elementary School Students, Pilot Projects, Attention Control, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Decision Making, Memory, Learning Motivation, Reaction Time, Measures (Individuals), Intervention, Student Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Educational Benefits, Outcomes of Education, Visual Perception, Executive Function, Children, Intelligence Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
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