Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Faculty member of Pay-e-Noor university Semnam-Iran
2 Iran-Semnan university -Assistant Professor
Abstract
Objective: This study aims to identify the effectiveness of Brain Gym in reducing concentration attention defect and increasing academic self-efficacy and academic performance in university students. Method: this study is a quasi-experimental study involved two groups of fifteen students that were allocated into Brain Gym intervention and control group. The Brain Gym intervention group performed Brain Gym exercise on a daily basis for eight weeks. They were allocated with 30 – minutes Brain training game for each person in a group during free time at university .Data for the attention, academic self-efficacy and academic performance that were collected during pre and post – test using three instruments: 1) Owen and Freeman college Academic self-efficacy test, Sevari and Oraki concentration, and academic performance test. Measurements were assessed before intervention and end of intervention Results: the finding of the study show a significant increment of attention and concentration among participants in the intervention group, the finding also shows a significant increment for academic performance and academic self-efficacy in the intervention group.
Conclusion: this study provides alternative to university students and psychologists to provide appropriate concentration and attention stimulus that could fulfill the needs of university students in university and at home.
Keywords
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