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Theses/Dissertations

2017

Attention

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A Study Of Danmaku Video On Attention Allocation, Social Presence, Transportation To Narrative, Cognitive Workload And Enjoyment, Yuqian Ni Jan 2017

A Study Of Danmaku Video On Attention Allocation, Social Presence, Transportation To Narrative, Cognitive Workload And Enjoyment, Yuqian Ni

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Danmaku video (video with overlaid comments) is a relatively new social TV format and is getting popular in China. This study conducted a 3-condition experiment to examine Danmaku video watching experience in terms of 5 aspects: attention allocation, social presence, transportation into narrative, cognitive workload and enjoyment. 61 Chinese college students from the Northeast region of US were recruited to participate the study. Result indicated out that Danmaku distracted some attention from the initial video content but fostered a feeling of joint viewing with others. The presence of Danmaku also had some effect on the enjoyment of watching videos, but …


The Impact Of Classroom Behaviors And Student Attention On Written Expression, Narmene Hamsho Jan 2017

The Impact Of Classroom Behaviors And Student Attention On Written Expression, Narmene Hamsho

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This study sought to examine classroom behaviors and attention as predictors of writing performance among third-grade students receiving a Tier 1 performance feedback intervention. Information about the classroom behavior of 80 third grade students (39 males, 41 females) was collected before intervention began through use of two teacher report measures: the Academic Performance Rating Scale (APRS; DuPaul, Rapport, & Perriello, 1991) and the inattention factor on the Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD Symptoms and Normal Behavior Rating Scale (SWAN; Swanson et al., 2006). Results indicated that the APRS and SWAN were significant predictors of writing fluency in the combined sample …