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Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology, vol.2015, pp.61-69, 2015 (Scopus)
This study aims to test the possibility of multiple readings of students’ attention levels in real classroom settings by means of NeuroSky’s MindWave EEG device. The study in which measure system was considered in order to determine students’ attention level in real classroom was designed by design based model. Within this research design, time-series experimental design was utilized to see the change in students’ attention levels on stimuli given in an hour lesson by NeuroSky’s MindWave Mobile device. In study, pilot study was performed in 10 lesson hours with 42 sophomore students studying at elementary teaching at Uşak University. After the system’ usability and obtaining the data, actual research lesson was conducted with sophomore students in two hours. Through NeuroSky’s MindWave EEG device, the data obtained of time series analysis results were compared to video-recording images. In order to perform criterian validity of EEG data obtained by NeuroSky’s MindWave EEG device, d2 test which is one of standart attention test was applied to students. As a result, correlation was computed by both measures [Kendall τ (tau) 0.41]. The findings indicated that powerpoint presentation, digital maps used in lesson increase students’ attention levels, as lecture methods without any teaching material decrease their attetion levels. Consequently, that EEG data by NeuroSky MindWave device are associated positively with the data of “d2” test at middle level and that this device mesaures quantitatively students’ attention levels, so it is said that the device can be used for multiple measures in real classroom.