Aplicación de Mindfulness (conciencia plena) en actividades recreativas y sus efectos en la atención y concentración en estudiantes de 12 a 14 años de edad de la Unidad Educativa fiscomisional Juan Bautista Stiehle de la ciudad de Cuenca

Abstract

The lack of attention and concentration in the eighth and ninth year students of the Juan Bautista Stiehle High School through the applied MAAS test, Mindfulness is suggested as a technique to improve attention and concentration, since previous studies it has been showed an improvement in them, in addition Mindfulness allows people to be aware of the present moment. The objective of this work is the Application of a Mindfulness program and to know its effects, this way a bibliographical revision is done about the history concept, benefits, and mindfulness in adolescents, recreational activities, attention and concentration. A Mindfulness exercise program is addressed to one of the courses with several sessions, which include three exercises and a recreational activity to motivate students, while the other course is monitored as a control group. This study is qualitative because it is being done with a small population; no numerical data will be used, but qualitative techniques such as observations and tests. Finally, after the application of the program, the results and justified conclusions are reached through this intervention proposal according to the bibliographic and results analysis.