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Carsley, Dana; Heath, Nancy L. – School Psychology International, 2018
The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of a mindfulness art activity (mandala) with a free draw/colouring activity on test anxiety in adolescents with an examination of gender differences, and to assess the effect of dispositional mindfulness on students' experience of mindfulness and test anxiety states. Participants were 193…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Attention, Freehand Drawing, Grade 8
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House, J. Daniel; Telese, James A. – Education, 2015
Scientific literacy and student engagement in science are important components of the school curriculum in Korea. In addition, several studies from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) assessments have identified factors associated with the learning outcomes of students in Korea. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 8, Achievement Tests, Science Tests
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Bester, G.; Brand, L. – South African Journal of Education, 2013
The objective of this investigation was to determine the effect of technology on attention and achievement within a classroom context, taking motivation and concentration into account as well. Lessons in Geography, English and Mathematics were presented to an experimental and a control group consisting of 23 and 22 Grade 8 learners, respectively.…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Attention, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
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Yu, Fu-Yun; Pan, Kuan-Jung – Educational Technology & Society, 2014
The focus of this study was to investigate the effects of student-question generation with online prompts on student academic achievement, question-generation performance, learning satisfaction and learning anxiety. This study adopted a quasi-experimental research design. Two classes of eighth grade students (N = 64) from one middle school…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Learning Strategies, Cues, Electronic Learning