The problem
When school opened in September we were enthusiastic to write the word END on the experience of remote learning
from home and to start learning again face to face
at school. But the two years spent in lockdown left a deep mark.
At school both students and teachers have begun to complain that most students
don’t manage to stay focused for a long during the lessons or at home while doing their
homework. Some of them are even having serious
difficulties to organize a simple speech or memorise a new content, they
get distracted easily.
What do physiologists say?
The average span of concentration in a
teenager is no more than 30/40 minutes. The period of forced isolation
caused by Covid has reduced it to at
least to 10/20 minutes.
Adolescence is probably one of the most crucial
and confusing period in the life of a
human being . There are so many physical
and psychological changes that a teenager has to face in a short time. The pressure of school and
now the Covid-19 epidemy have affected negatively on these levels of
concentration.
Prof. Brett Hayes from UNSW’s School of
Phychology says that a study on 4,000
students found that 30% had
experienced some memory problems, such
as where they left their mobile phone or
trouble in focusing their attention when reading or watching something.
How to help our memory and
concentration ?
A survey reports that since February,
there has been a 300 % increase in people searching suggestions and advice to help
their concentration, such as “how to get your brain to focus”, “how to
focus better”, “how to increase focus”. People
are paying for apps and services, too.
Useful tips
Surfing around the Internet you can find a lot of suggestions about how to stay focused , how to study efficiently and obtain better results. Just to start, check the technique called “pomodoro”, which uses a timer to break work into intervals, or surf for tips suggested by psychologists or students themselves.
I have picked up some videos for you and I have embedded them below.
Just have a look, you may find good ideas that are perfect for you! If you find them, please, let us know.
7 Best Study Tips to Stay Focused
How to be focused
7 effective study tips
No comments:
Post a Comment