Developing and Appling the d2-test Principles to the Tien-Character Attention Test: The Elementary School Gymnastics as A Factor

• Main Authors: Shiu-Yi Lin, 林秀怡
• Other Authors: Shih-Chiung Lai
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2016
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/n926yj

碩士 === 國立臺北護理健康大學 === 運動保健研究所 === 104 === Purpose: The researcher-designed Tien-character attention test that applying the d2-test principles was used to investigate the effect of the elementary school gymnastics on the attention of the 1st- grade elementary school students. Method: One hundred and sixteen 1st-grade elementary school students were randomly divided into the acute gymnastics (experimental) group, and inactive (control) group. In weeks 1 and 2 (pre-test), the Tien-character attention test was applied after a regular school lesson. In weeks 3 and 4 (post-test), the same test was applied after 6-minutes gymnastics and inactive activities , respectively. Results: The 2 (groups) by 2 (times) mixed-designed two-way ANOVA was used to test the attention scores among groups and between the measured times. It was found that the experimental group had significantly higher scores in the post-test than in the pre-test (p < .05). Since the pre-test scores of experimental group were significantly higher than that of control group significantly via the independent groups t-test and Mann-Whitney test (p < .05),, one-way ANCOVA with pre-test scores as as a covariant was performed to compare the adjusted means of the post-test scores between groups. It showed no differences in the post-test measures (p > .05). Conclusion: 1) the Tien-character attention test was useful to measure the selective attention; 2) the attention of the 1st- grade elementary school students was improved significantly after the elementary school gymnastics ; and 3) the attention level of the acute gymnastics group was worse than that of the inactive group.