1. Statement of the Problem
The main purpose of this study is to correlate the exposure to nature with positive
effect on sustained attention.
Specifically, this study aimed to answer the following questions
1.
What are the Choice Reaction Time and Simple Reaction Time when exposed to
nature in sustained attention before and after the intervention of the:
2.
1.1.
control group and
1.1.
experimental group
What is the Choice Reaction Time and Simple Reaction Time of the participants in
sustained attention in the pretest and posttest of the:
3.
4.
2.1.
control group and
2.1.
experimental group?
Is there a significant mean-gain from the pretest to the posttest in of the:
3.1.
control group and
3.1.
experimental group?
Is there a significant difference in the mean-gains in exposure to nature between the
control and experimental groups?
5.
What are the attitudes of the participants towards the exposure to nature as a positive effect?
6.
Is there a relationship between the participants’ attitude towards exposure to nature
and their sustained attention level?
7.
What
intervention
may
be
proposed
to enhance
the
sustained
attention level?
Null Hypotheses
Ho1: There is no significant difference between the hypothetical and the actual means of
the participants in sustained attention in the pretest and posttest of
the:
1.1. control group (pre exposed to nature) and
1.2 experimental group (exposed to Nature).
Ho2: There is no significant mean-gain from the pretest to the posttest in
sustained attention of the:
2.1 control group and
2.2 experimental group.
Ho3: There is no significant difference in the mean-gains in sustained between the
control and experimental groups.
Ho4: There is no significant correlation between the participants’ attitude towards
sustained attention and its positive effect in exposure to nature
Experimental
Group
Nature
Control Group
Pretest
Simple Reaction
Time (SRT,
Vigilance)
Choice Reaction
Time (CRT,
Vigilance)
Post test
Analysis and Interpretation of Data
Conclusion and Recommendation
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2. Statement of the Problem
This study determined the actual Exposure to nature can promote a positive effect on
sustained attention.. Specifically, this research gathered information to answer each of the
following questions:
1. What is the demographic profile of participants in terms of:
1.1 Gender;
1.2 Age;
1.3 Length of exposure to nature ; and
1.4 Highest educational attainment
2. What is the extent exposed to nature of the participants in each of the following
categories:
2.1. Attitudes;;
2.2. Attention;
3. What is the extent of indoor of the participants in each of the following categories:
3.1. Attitudes;
3.2. Attention;
4. Is there a significant difference in the extent of Exposed to nature of the participants
when data are categorized according to:
4.1 Gender;
4.2 Age;
4.3 Length of exposure to nature; and
4.4 Highest educational attainment
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5. Is there a significant difference in the indoor relaxing of the participants when data are
categorized according to:
5.1 Gender;
5.2 Age;
5.3 Length of exposure to nature;
5.4 Highest educational attainment; and
5.5 Highest educational attainment
6. Is there a significant difference in the nature and indoor setting of the participants?
Hypotheses
This study posited the following research hypotheses:
1. There is no significant difference in the exposed to nature of the participants when data
are categorized according to gender, age, length of exposure to nature, and highest educational
attainment
2. There is no significant difference in the extent of relaxing indoors of the participants
when data are categorized according to gender, age, length of exposure to nature, and highest
educational attainment
3. There is no significant difference in exposed to nature and of relaxing indoors of the
participants
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Conceptual Framework
Independent Variable
Dependent Variable
Relaxing Indoors
Exposing to Nature
1. Attitudes;
2. Attention;
1. Attitudes;
2. Attention;
Respondent’s Profile
1 Gender;
2 Age;
3 Length of exposure to
nature;
4 Highest educational
attainment; and
Intervening Variable
Conceptual Model of the Study
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3.
Research Questions
1. What are the experiences of the participants in connection of their exposure to nature?
2. How do these participants cope with the challenges of the experience?
3. What insights can the participants of this study share their peers and to academe in
general?
Research Participants
Using purposive criterion sampling, 13 participants will be invited to participate for the
data collection process - six for the individual in-depth interviews and seven for the Focus Group
Discussion to validate the findings. The sample size was based on the guidelines set by Creswell
(2013) for phenomenological studies who recommended at least 5 to 25 informants to be
interviewed until data saturation is achieved. In this study, the recruitment of participants was
based on snowball sampling, with informal contacts being vital in accessing initial participants.
No variables since it is a qualitative.