How To Help Students Stay Focused

It is a common saying that like our five fingers

, the human nature also cant be same. We not only vary in our personality, but in our physical appearance, skin color and our memory power. Some may have long lasting attention span where as other may have short attention span. We often come across parents and teachers facing trouble because their kids or students have lack of attention. There are basically three types of learners- auditory, visual and kinesthetic learners. The first kind of learners grabs thing by listening. They minutely focus their ears on the lectures or speeches delivered in the classroom.

The second type of visual learners learn about something by the visual medium and they are very good readers. Kinesthetic learners prefer to learn things by practically participating in it. They give their best output when they get practically engaged in a particular task. So it is very important to understand the learner first. As teachers or parents, we often apply the same technique to all the kids and expect these to be successful. But they need to measure the understanding level of the kids first and then start the process of teaching.

Both the internal and external factors work in motivating students towards their academics. The individual characteristics or dispositions that students bring to their learning come under internal factor. The learning conditions and environment forms the external factors. The food habits and sleep also influences the attention of the students. A school student at least needs a nine hour of sleep to be attentive in the studies. Sleep relaxed the body and the mind and prepares our brain to function well. It is like fuel for the brain. Moreover, a complete morning meal comprising of milk or juice, boiled egg and some slices of bread would do well to keep the body mechanism work well throughout the day.

A student may be distracted due to many other factors in the classroom.The chatting between other students may divert even the most focused learners. So they should avoid sitting near such peers. Eye contact between teach-student may help the student to be focused in the classroom. If a particular student is having serious attention problem, teachers need to be more focused on them. A communication gap in the classroom between the mentor and the learner may be the cause of the learners lack of attention. The mentor should encourage the learners to take part in class activities. In this way, their interest would be generated and they would start giving more attention to the classes.

Parents and teachers can provide guidance in multiple forms such as visual and hands-on models, written directions, and spoken directions. Check for the students understanding several times while they work. Give frequent feedback on things they are doing well and things they need to correct. Some students will need more direct assistance such as a physical prompt. A touch on the shoulder with a reminder to get back to work can help.

by: Ravi Jain

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