MINDFULNESS EXERCISE AS A STRATEGY TO IMPROVE LEARNING CONCENTRATION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Karisdha Pradityana
GLADI JURNAL ILMU KEOLAHRAGAAN October 5, 2025 DOI: 10.21009/gjik.164.02 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Pre-experimental study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Students |
| Intervention | Mindfulness Exercise |
| Measures | speed anticipation test |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | The authors report that after a Mindfulness Exercise intervention, 90.00% of students were categorized as having good concentration, compared with 0.00% before, an increase of 85.00%, and that a paired sample t-test gave a significance value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), indicating a statistically significant improvement. |
Abstract
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of applying Mindfulness Exercise in enhancing students’ concentration. The significance of this research lies in its contribution to broadening insights into strategies for improving concentration through mindfulness-based practices. The research employed an experimental approach with a pre-experimental research design. The instrument used was a speed anticipation test, and data were analyzed quantitatively using normality testing (Shapiro–Wilk) and paired t-test. The findings revealed that prior to the intervention, the students’ concentration level was categorized as good in 0.00% of participants, whereas after the intervention, 90.00% of students achieved a good category, indicating an increase of 85.00%. Furthermore, the paired sample t-test yielded a significance value of 0.000 (p < 0.05), confirming a statistically significant improvement in student concentration following the application of Mindfulness Exercise. In conclusion, the application of Mindfulness Exercise has a positive and significant effect on improving student concentration. It is recommended that school principals consider these findings as a reference in decision-making related to teaching and learning strategies. Additionally, teachers are encouraged to implement Mindfulness Exercise as a preparatory activity prior to classroom learning to optimize students’ readiness and focus.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |