ERIC Number: EJ1368354
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
EISSN: EISSN-1470-1170
Teachers' Focus of Attention in First-Grade Classrooms: Exploring Teachers Experiencing Less and More Stress Using Mobile Eye-Tracking
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v66 n6 p1076-1092 2022
This study investigated teachers' focus of attention and stress in first-grade classrooms. Teachers' (n = 53) focus of attention was recorded in fall and spring with a mobile eye-tracking device, and the teachers reported stress via questionnaires. Correlation analysis was used to examine association between teacher stress (exhaustion, cynicism, and inadequacy) and focus of attention. Then, one teacher reporting more stress and one reporting less stress were selected for a case study to examine variations in their focus of attention. The results showed positive associations between teachers' perceived inadequacy and overall focus of attention (whole eye-tracking recording) both in fall and spring. Teachers' focus of attention during specific activity settings of management/routines and transitions correlated positively with all three stress domains in fall. In addition, a positive association was also found between teacher inadequacy and focus of attention during teacher-directed large group activity setting.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Grade 1, Attention Control, Attention, Stress Variables, Eye Movements, Group Activities, Large Group Instruction, Self Concept, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 1; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Finland
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