title: Medical student concentration during lectures.
abstract: A simple procedure, based on a questionnaire, was used for the assessment of student concentration during lectures. Analysis of 1353 questionnaires from 12 lectures showed that student concentration rose sharply to reach a maximum in 10-15 min, and fell steadily thereafter. The data suggest that the optimum length of a lecture may be 30 instead of 60 min. This method by which student feedback is obtained may also be used to improve lecturing performance.
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001288:Attention; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors