A Development of Application of Focus Attention and Visual Imagery Training for Junior High School Students
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Objective: To test the effectiveness of the application of focus attention and visual imagery training for junior high school students. Material and methods: The participants were 60 grade nine students who did not have learning and visual disabilities by voluntarily participating in the research. The participants were selected by matching the scores of the visual imaginary test into 3 groups (20 students per group): the experimental group 1 was trained by using the focus attention and visual imagery program (FAVI) for 8 times, the experimental group 2 used the focus attention and visual imagery application by themselves for 8 times, and the control group studied normally according to the school curriculum. All three groups were tested their visual imagery which were tested in 3 periods: pre-experimental, post-experimental and follow-up 2 weeks. The data were analyzed by repeated-measures variance: one between-subject variable and on within-subject variable. When differences were found, the pairwise means were compared by using the Bonferroni method. Result: The experimental group 1 had a significantly higher level of the average scores of NNAT test in the post-experimental and the follow-up than that in the pre-experimental and the control group (p < .05). The experimental group 2 had the same results as the experimental group 1, except that in the follow-up, the scores were not different. Conclusion: The focus attention and visual imagery program increased the visual imagery better than only using the application and control group.
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