28.04.2025
Online-Magazin Schulmanagement: How students stay focussed
Strategies against mind-wandering
Students who frequently wander off in their thoughts achieve poorer exam results. Targeted strategies against mind wandering can help to improve attention.
You've just been in maths class and you're already thinking about what photo you're going to post on Instagram later. When thoughts wander in class, the learning process is interrupted. Students who are frequently affected by mind wandering often achieve poorer results in exams. In an interview with the online magazine Schulmanagement, LEAD member Dr Babette Bühler explains how students can refocus on their tasks.
Further publications
Bühler, B., Bozkir, E., Goldberg, P., Deininger, H., D'Mello, S., Gerjets, P., Trautwein, U., & Kasneci, E. (2025). Temporal dynamics of meta-awareness of mind wandering during lecture viewing: Implications for learning and automated assessment using machine learning. Journal of Educational Psychology, 117(1), 38-62. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000903