The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of drawing mandala on middle school students' attentions and to analyse what the change of 20 students' is, who would like to participate in this program.
The subject of this study is made up of st...
The purpose of this study is to identify the effects of drawing mandala on middle school students' attentions and to analyse what the change of 20 students' is, who would like to participate in this program.
The subject of this study is made up of students who want to take part in this study and who are in the first grade of N middle school in G city by random sampling.
After the preliminary test was taken through the test sheet for their attention, I divided them into two groups : one is test group of 20, the other is controlled group 20. then, test group carried out the drawing mandala program 5 times a week , total 20 times for 4 weeks.
At first, we researched on the actual condition of students' attentions and analyzed causes with reference to existing previous studies. After conducting various programs of drawing mandala, we selected activities that students are interested in. And then, the program of drawing mandala as a study tool was reconstructed to 4 steps 4 weeks by one step a week.
After conducting the program, both of the test group and controlled group were taken after-test same as the preliminary test. The tool of these two tests was the FAIR test sheet for ability of attention produced by M. Moosbrugger and J. Oehlschaegel, adapted and standardized by Oh Hyun-suk(2002).
During the process of this study, we identified the homogeneity of test group and controlled group about preliminary test for ability of attention through probation and conducted Two-Way ANOVA on over-all change of subordinate factors of attention, abilities of selection, control and continuity ability, and difference between groups(test, controlled) and test(preliminary, after) in order to compare test group with controlled group in developing attention statistically.
The result of this study shows that drawing mandala can develops subordinates abilities of attention, abilities of selection, control, continuity. Repeating drawing various mandala has an effect on ability of selection among attention abilities. so drawing mandala is effective for developing students' attention. but, it is found that there is no meaningful difference between test group and controlled group in control ability as a result of Two-Way ANOVA because of short-term test. Accordingly, long-term drawing mandala is expected to develop superior ability of attention.
Over this study, students are serious and interested in attending in this program. Also, even students who don't attend are more curious about this. While processing in activities, drawing mandala causes attendants to express their inner emotion, relieve their problems, and look back to themselves. Besides, that is helpful to form the affirmative effects such as self-concept, self-expression, and the personal relations. Therefore, these materials is important to comprehend students.
In conclusion, we can say that drawing mandala is effective to improve the attentions of the distracted students. It seems that this point can be accepted the hypothesis of this study raised in the Introduction.