ATTENTION MODIFICATION SYSTEM FOR USE IN CLASSROOMS

INVOTEK WILL BUILD AND EVALUATE A SECOND GENERATION PROTOTYPE WHICH PROVIDES CONSTANT FEEDBACK TO STUDENTS WITH ATTENTION PROBLEMS. THE SYSTEM OPERATES ON THE PREMISE THAT GIVING A STUDENT POINTS TOWARDS PREDEFINED ON-TASK GOALS WILL MODIFY HIS/HER BEHAVIOR. THESE POINTS ARE ACCUMULATED ON THE DISPLAY OF A DEVICE WHICH LOOKS SIMILAR TO A COMMERCIAL PAGER, AND IS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE STUDENT. IF THE STUDENT BECOMES OFF-TASK, THE DISPLAY STOPS COUNTING AND FLASHES TO GET ATTENTION OF THE STUDENT. CONTINUED OFF-TASK BEHAVIOR IS DISCOURAGED BY SUBTRACTING POINTS UNTIL THE STUDENT RETURNS TO ON-TASK BEHAVIOR. THE TEACHER DETERMINES WHETHER OR NOT A STUDENT IS ON-TASK AND CHANGES THE OPERATING MODE OF THE STUDENT'S PAGER WITH A REMOTE CONTROL. THE SYSTEM WILL BE EVALUATED OVER ONE SEMESTER IN THE FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.