Abstract:
The purposes of this research were (1) to develop a Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART) program, and a Self-Alert Training (SAT) program, and (2) to determine the effectiveness of the programs using experimental and control groups. Cluster random sampling was employed to select 90 vocational students from three classrooms in the Wang Nam Yen Vocational College, Sa Kaeo Province, in the first semester of academic year 2018. Simple random sampling was then used to assign students to the experimental and control groups. The research instruments were SAT and Tetris games, and a continuous competency test. Data were analyzed using t-test and ANOVA.
The results showed that:
1. The SART and SAT programs were judged to be highly suitable for enhancing sustained attention.
2. The sustained attention response scores after training with the SAT program were significantly higher than that before the training (p <. 05).
3. The sustained attention response scores after training with the Tetris game were significantly higher than that before the training (p <. 05).
4. The sustained attention response scores after training with the SAT program were significantly higher than that after the training with Tetris game (p <. 05). 5. The mean score of sustained attention after training with the SAT program was significantly higher than that before the training (p<.05).
6. The mean score of sustained attention after training with Tetris game was significantly higher than that before the training (p<.05).
7. The mean score of sustained attention after training with the SAT program, Tetris games, and no interventions were significantly different (p<.05).
In conclusion, the developed SAT program was most effective in enhancing the sustained attention of the vocational students.