Interactive Instruction to Prevent Attention Problems in Class |
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Authors: | Stevens Luc van Werkhoven Wim Stokking Karel Castelijns Jos Jager Auktje |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Education, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, PO Box 80.140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands;(2) Department of Education, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, PO Box 80.140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | This article reports the development and implementation of a strategy designed to bring persistent attention problems in class
(off-task behaviour) under the control of teachers and students. The strategy enables the teacher to recognise the demotivating
meaning that a task situation can have for a student. By pinpointing this situation in short dialogues with the student, the
teacher encourages the student to make his or her own task proposal with the intention of turning the task into a feasible
challenge. The strategy was designed from a cognitive-motivational interpretation of attention problems, and it is given shape
in four programs for elementary schools. The theoretical frame of reference, the characteristics of the strategy, and the
implementation of the programs are set out. Furthermore, an evaluation study is reported. The results indicate that teachers
using the strategy can deal more effectively with students who have task behaviour problems. The students' on-task behaviour
in this study increased in units of time from 60–70%.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | attention problems implementation instructional strategy teacher and student perceptions teacher-student interaction |
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