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Chen, Cheng-Huan; Chiu, Chiung-Hui; Lin, Chia-Ping; Chou, Ying-Chun – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2017
Aim/Purpose: The present study investigated and compared students' attention in terms of time-on-task and number of distractors between using a touchscreen and a pen tablet in mathematical problem solving activities with virtual manipulatives. Background: Although there is an increasing use of these input devices in educational practice, little…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Telecommunications
Kirley, Jacqueline P. – 1981
The extent of variety in structure and format of teaching mathematics in fifth grade classrooms and its relation to student attention was studied. The data for this study consisted of observations made in eighteen math classes for a period of six to ten days with a mean of over eight days. Seatwork and recitation accounted for over 95 percent of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attention Control, Attention Span, Class Organization