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Purpose: The aim of present study was to examine the attention and concentration
characteristics of university students with gender differences. The second aim was to
determine the relationship between attention, concentration characteristics and academic
achievement of students.
Method: The study has been executed on a total of 30 students, 15 male and 15 female, with
an age 20-24 yr, studying in Akdeniz Universities School of Physical Education and Sport.
The attention and concentration levels of the students were evaluated with two different tests
as Cognitrone attention measurement and Grid card concentration measurement. In addition,
Grade Point Average (GPA) were obtained from the Student Affairs Department of the
School of Physical Education and Sport.
Result: There was no statistically significant difference between males and females (p> .05) in
the sum of correct reactions and correct rejections variable obtained as a result of the
cognitrone attention test. It was determined that the average of the sum of correct rejections of
males (32.43 ± 2.47) was higher than the average of the females sum of correct rejections
(31.27 ± 3.62), but the difference between them was not statistically significant. It was also
found that the average of the sum of correct reactions in male subjects (22.43 ± .94) were
higher than women (21.40 ± 1.88), but the difference between them was not significant. When
the values obtained by the grid card test were examined, it was found that the value obtained
by women (9,27 ± 3.26) was higher than the value obtained by men (8,71 ± 4.36), but the
difference between the two groups was not statistically significant (p>. 05). There was no
statistically significant relationship between Cognitrone and Grid Card variables and Grade
Point Average(GPA) (p> .05).
Conclusion: There were no significant gender differences in attention level measured with
Cognitrone test and concentration level measured with grid card test of the students in the
School of Physical Education and Sport.
Key Words: Attention, Concentration, Grid Card, Academic Achievement