Date of Award
12-2001
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Educational Leadership, Research and Technology
Department
Educational Studies
First Advisor
Dr. Howard Poole
Second Advisor
Dr. Cindee Peterson
Third Advisor
Dr. George Haus
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The incidence of attention deficit disorder among elementary aged children has increased dramatically along with reliance on psychostimulant medication. Many parents and professionals seek alternative or supplemental treatments. Neurofeedback training is an alternative intervention that has been researched over the past twenty years with many positive results. The advent of commercially available systems makes neurofeedback training a more realistic and cost-effective option. Such systems must be shown to be effective and practical within a school setting.
This multiple baseline single system experimental study of three male subjects with ADD/HD confirmed that the Play Attention feedback training program by Unique Logic, Inc. can be implemented in a school setting. All three subjects improved in their ability to attend to the training tasks. Two of the three subjects also improved in measurements of time on task in the classroom and in scores on the Conners' Teacher Rating Scale(short)-Revised.
Recommended Citation
DiGiovanni, Janice M., "A Study of the Effectiveness of a Commercially Available Feedback Training Program in Increasing the Classroom Attending Skills of Students with Attention Deficit Disorder" (2001). Masters Theses. 4616.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4616