| Title |
Bruels, Kaytlynn MED_2026 |
| Alternative Title |
Short-Form Media and Attention: Strategies Health Teachers Use to Rebuild and Maintain Students' Attention |
| Creator |
Bruels, Kaytlynn |
| Contributors |
Anderson, Katarina (advisor); Stewart, Penee (advisor) |
| Collection Name |
Master of Education |
| Abstract |
To better address the concerns of decreasing attention spans, we must look at how we, as educators, can combat the effects of short-form media (SFM). Identifying potential solutions for inside of the classroom will ultimately be vital to rebuilding and managing students' attention spans. This thesis is based on interviews and discussions with health educators teaching in the classroom. Six health teachers from Utah were interviewed to share how they manage and rebuild students' attention spans before and during a lesson, as well as what role SFM has in that process. The findings show that building relationships with students, creating a positive classroom environment and implementing SFM into lessons are techniques used to manage and rebuild students' attention spans. This paper describes how SFM helps educators maintain and rebuild students' attention spans in the classroom. |
| Subject |
Education, Secondary; Adolecent psychology; Distractions (psychology) |
| Digital Publisher |
Digitized by Special Collections & University Archives, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Date |
2025-03 |
| Medium |
theses |
| Type |
Text |
| Access Extent |
55 page pdf |
| Conversion Specifications |
Adobe Acrobat |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her thesis, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author |
| Source |
University Archives Electronic Records: Master of Education. Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6nveb3m |
| Setname |
wsu_smt |
| ID |
158365 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6nveb3m |
