International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management
Vol 1, No 2 (2019)

The Effect of Fidgeting On Student Concentration Levels

Nugroho, K.A. (Unknown)
Kurnianingtyas, M.C.D. (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Dec 2019

Abstract

Concentration is the ability needed to solve a problem.  Students in learning also need concentration (DePorter et al., 2010). Unfortunately students have difficulty concentrating on doing a job. To help concentrate, students play pen, spin coins, play cellphones and other fun activities. To meet this goal, an agitated repellent device such as fidget spinner and fidget cube was made (Plafke, 2016). The benefits of spinner fidget for increasing concentration are still questionable (Schecter et al., 2017). Therefore, quantitative research is needed to prove the claim that fidget spinner can increase concentration. Unfortunately, there is currently no quantitative research that tests the effectiveness of these tools to increase short-term memory. The concentration level of a person can be measured using the Stroop test. Stroop tests utilize primitive cognitive operations, offering clues to the basic process of attention. The variable studied is Reaction Time for Correct Answer (RTCA), which is the amount of reaction time in answering correctly divided by the number of correct answers. The results of this study are the use of fidget spinner not having a significant effect on differences in the results of measurement of RTCA. The use of fidget spinner does not provide a significant difference in average error between not using fidget spinner and using fidget spinner.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJIEEM

Publisher

Subject

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

Description

International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IJIEEM) is an open access scientific journal that publishes theoretical and empirical peer-reviewed articles, which contribute to advance the understanding of phenomena related with all aspects of Industrial Engineering and ...