Tips for Increasing Attention Level in Students

 Learners have a notoriously short attention span, and it can be incredibly hard to keep their attention when they are disinterested or find the task especially challenging. Students will fidget, play with their stationery, talk, and look at everything except what you want them to focus on in the classroom. 

What's the average attention span for kids?

According to experts, on average, children can concentrate on a task for two to five minutes multiplied by their age. A six-year-old can focus on a particular task for anywhere between 12 to 30 minutes. How long they can focus may also depend on the child and the task they are working on. Attention spans are flexible but wane as the day progresses, whether they are at a regular or international school. If you notice your students' attention levels waning, here are a few tips you can use to improve them. 

  1. Include some physical activities 

Kids have a hard time staying put. If you keep a child stuck in a hard seat for too long, chances are they will get fidgety, but they will have lost their focus long before that. Including regular breaks for active play during lessons can positive effects on attention levels. Break up learning sessions into chunks and incorporate active play activities such as having them bounce a ball around, jumping around, or stretch. These intermittent breaks can do wonders for a child's concentration levels and help keep them engaged.  

  1. Show them attention looks like

You may think that staying focused is an intrinsic quality most people have, but it's not. Paying attention is a skill that requires to be learned. This e, and it can be taught. Take some time to teach your students what paying attention means and looks like. Practice paying attention throughout the day; you can even use a timer to remind your learners when to take attention breaks. 

  1. Break tasks up into smaller ones

If your students still have trouble staying on task, look at what they are doing. Trying to take on the whole task could be too challenging, making them lose interest quickly. Breaking the task into smaller parts that can be easily completed will motivate and keep them engaged in the overall task. However, before you breakdown, a task, note how long their attention span is and its development. If, for instance, you need a visual report on a particular country that includes its economy, geography, culture, and history, have them focus on one element at a time. Once they are done with one part, guide them on how to do the next part. After everything is done, show them how to compile everything to create the visual report you needed. 

Difficulty paying attention can make learning quite challenging for students and even cause them to give up on tasks easily. Some kids will have more trouble paying attention than others. However, with these tips, you can easily recapture their attention and keep them focused as long as you need them to. 


 

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