The Yoga Effect on the Attention of Preschool Children

• Main Authors: Cheng, Yachin, 鄭雅斤
• Other Authors: Lai, Shihchiung
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/88595139882643844155

碩士 === 國立臺北護理健康大學 === 運動保健研究所 === 100 === Purpose: Yoga exercise as an intervention to explore the effect on the Attention of pre-school children. Method: The experimental group proceeded the yoga exercise 40 minutes 3 times per week, lasting 8 weeks, and we also set a control group. There were totally 52 participants. All the participants have taken the searcher-designed “attention T test” base on Treisman’s Feature Integration theory before and after the 8 weeks’ yoga course. Each test time for 60 seconds. Accuracy would be the evaluation. Result: 1. The pre-test score of experimental group was 11.58 ± 3.18, 2 post-tests average score was 15.13 ± 3.00, analyzed by the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test of Nonparametric Test, the experimental group 2 post-tests average score was significantly better than pre-test (p =.00, p ＜.05). 2. The pre-test score of control group was 10.23 ± 2.58, 2 post-tests average score was 13.56 ± 2.42, analyzed by the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test of Nonparametric Test, the control group 2 post-tests average score was also significantly better than pre-test (p =.00, p ＜.05). 3. The premise of experimental and control groups were proved to be homogeneous by analyzing pre-tests. The Wilcoxon -Mann-Whitney Test was used to analyze the two groups` 2 post-tests average score. The outcome was significantly ( p = .025, p＜.05). Conclusion: 1. Yoga as an intervention of preschool children, their attention is better than before. 2. Taking participate in yoga curriculum of preschool children, their attention is better than not participated.