The Effectiveness Focusing And Switching Attention Training In Reducing Mind Wandering During E-Learning Among University Students

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify the effectiveness of attention training (training on focusing and switching attention) in reducing mind wandering during e-learning among university students. The research sample consisted of (52) male and female university students who were randomly distributed equally among the experimental and control groups. The study used measures: mind wandering scale, attention training tasks including: Stroop task and Switching Attention Task ( SAT ).

The results of the study resulted in statistically significant differences at the level of significance (0.01) between the mean[1] scores of the experimental group and the control group in the post-measurement of mind wandering in favor of the control group. There are also statistically significant differences at the level of significance (0.01) between the means of the scores of the pre and post scores of the experimental group in mind wandering. In favor of pre-testing. This finding indicates the effectiveness of switching and focusing attention training in reducing mind wandering in the experimental group.