The Effect of a Physical Activity Program on ADHD Children’s Attention

• Main Authors: Yi-Wen Tang, 湯億雯
• Other Authors: Li-Kang Chi
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/74743701221586872240

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 體育學系 === 99 === The purpose of learning is to take the initiative to explore knowledge. Therefore, being continuously attentive to certain things is the key point to begin learning. Since ADHD children have a lower level of sustained attention than normal children, with hyperactivity symptoms at times, they often face adjustment problems. The main purpose of this study is to examine the effects of physical activity programs on the concentration and persistence of ADHD children. The participants were three ADHD students who enrolled in a private elementary school in Taichung. This study used A-B-A reversal of withdrawal designs of single-subject research design. The experimental design includes baseline, intervention, and maintenance stages. The intervention continues for ten days, with 30 minutes of moderate intensity (65~75%) physical activity program each time. The programs are based on the motor abilities of elementary children. Data was collected through participative observation and literature review. Moreover, the research tools included Wisconsin Card Sorting Task (WCST), inability to focus behavioral record form and interview outline. The results of this study showed that this physical activity program can effectively improve concentration and persistence of ADHD children. However, after removal of physical activity program, the effect could not sustain.