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How to help students improve
How to help students improve

their focus on their studies

Teachers strive to create supportive • Emphasize one activity at a time.
and challenging classroom environments Various studies have shown that
for their students. Such settings can bring multitasking adversely affects
out the best in students and help them performance and makes it hard to
overcome obstacles, including an inability to concentrate. A recent study from
focus. researchers at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology found that performingchnology found that performing
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The struggles students can have with two or three activities simultaneously puts
two or three activities simultaneously puts
focusing on their studies was apparent significantly more demand on the brain thanantly more demand on the brain than
signifi
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during the pandemic. A 2020 survey of simply doing those tasks one after another. • Take a piecemeal approach to big A Special Advertising Section of The Morning Call
more than 400 college students found that All students, and especially those who are tasks. The Child Mind Institute notes that
64 percent were concerned about their struggling with focus, should be encouraged breaking big tasks down into smaller, more
ability to maintain their focus and discipline to take on one task at a time. manageable pieces can help kids effectively
in remote instructional environments. tackle more challenging tasks. The
• Take breaks. The Cleveland Clinic notes piecemeal approach can make big tasks
Though educators, students and parents that various studies have found that periodic seem less daunting, and the success kids
are hopeful that remote learning will soon breaks improve mood, boost performance have at each smaller task can provide some
be a thing of the past, no one is certain and increase a person’s ability to concentrate needed momentum as they draw closer to |
about what lies ahead in regard to the and pay attention. Many students are well solving the problem.
2021-22 school year. Ideally, students will acquainted with lengthy cramming sessions
be back in school time full-time five days on the eve of a big exam, which can feel Many students struggle to focus on their
per week by the start of the new academic like a rite of passage for high schoolers and studies. Some simple strategies can help
year. However, there’s no guarantee that college students. Parents and educators can students overcome such challenges and Sunday, August 29, 2021
will be the case, and students may need emphasize the importance of taking breaks fulfill their academic potential.
help focusing on their studies. during such sessions and how periodic rest
can help improve performance.

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