The Effect of Attention Span on Student Learning Engagement

By: Barry Gilbert Laing, Suganthi Ramasamy & Marilyn Dina Anak Moses

Questionnaire Adapted from Benue Journal of Mathematics and Mathematics Education 2(4),
July 2017 & Student Engagement Questionnaire.

Below are a number of statements regarding attention span and learning engagement. Please read
each one and indicate to what extend you resemble each given situation.

1 2 3 4 5
Never like me Seldom like me About half of the Usually like me Always me
time like me

Section A

Level of Dispositional In-class Inattentiveness

No Item 1 2 3 4 5
.
1. I tend to leaves the class before the end of each
lecture.
2. I hardly answer/ask questions in class.
3. I chat on Whatsapp, Facebook, and other social
network during lectures.
4. I tend to ransack and unpack my schoolbag, purse
and books even when the lecture is still going on.
5. I am fond of working on other stuff/assignment
during lectures.
6. I tend to show stuff on phone to my friends during
the lecture.
7. I don’t like taking notes during lectures.
8. I answer my phone during lectures.
9. I don’t like participating in group discussion
during class session.
10. I tend to get busy downloading materials on my
smartphone during lectures.
11. I tend to discuss other things with my classmates
during lectures.
12. I play games on my phone during lectures.
13. I doze off (sleep) during lectures.
14. I browse the internet on my smartphone using
 lectures.
15. I listen to music (using earphone) while in
lectures.
16. I am fond of reading non-class related materials
while the lecture is still going on.

Section B

Students’ Engagement during the Academic Year/On-going Academic Session

No Item 1 2 3 4 5
.
1. I always ask question/contribute to discussion
during lecture/online session.
2. I sought advice from lecturer/academic staff.
3. I prepared a draft (or more than 1) of an
assignment before handing it in.
4. I used library resources on campus or online to
find needed information for the assignments.
5. I used student learning support services (UNIMAS
e-leap, Microsoft 365, Google Classroom, and
etc.,)
6. I worked hard to master difficult content.
7. I came to class having completed readings or
assignments.
8. I used email or a forum to communicate with the
lecturers/academic staff.
9. I received prompt written or oral feedback from
lectures/tutors on my academic performance.
10. I discussed ideas I get from the readings or classes
with other classmates outside class.
11. I had conversations with different group of people
with different backgrounds (ethnic, academic,
social and economy) other than my own.
12. I worked with other students outside class to
prepare for an assignment or class presentation.
13. I always try to improve my knowledge and skills
that will contribute to my employability.
14. I tried to understand some else’s views by
imagining how an issue looks from their
perspective.

Section C
Demographic Information

1. Please indicate your gender.

Male

Female

2. Age:_____
3. Ethnicity:____________
4. Faculty/Program:_______________________
5. Current CGPA:______