Attention and Achievement: A Mind Wandering Investigation

Attention Disturbances Clinical Trial

Official title: Attention and Achievement (A Subproject Affiliated With the Texas Center for Learning Disabilities or TCLD)

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This study assesses the impact of mind-wandering on reading and math.

Clinical Trial Description

This study assesses the impact of mind-wandering on reading and math. Specifically 120 middle school student participants will receive descriptive measures (of achievement, attention and related factors including mind-wandering), and will receive a brief (~30 min) lesson in reading and math (order counterbalanced). Participants will receive a brief pre-test, the lesson, and then a post-test on the reading and math outcomes. 75% of the participants will receive a brief manipulation that sets up the influence of mind-wandering, as well as redirects when probe-caught mind-wandering occurs. The remaining participants will receive only redirects, and only randomly. Among participants to receive the mind-wandering manipulation, an equal number will receive this only for reading, only for math, and for both reading and math. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Attention Disturbances

• NCT number: NCT05296252
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Houston
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 11, 2022
• Completion date: June 15, 2022