The purpose of this study was to determine if the electromylographic biofeedback technique (EMG) would aid hyperactive children to recognize and control their undesirable behaviors and to improve their academic achievements. The ultimate result would be using this process as a possible alternative to drug treatment. / All subjects for both the experimental EMG assisted group (N = 15) and the control group (N = 15) used for comparison of pre- and post-training test performances, were students identified as hyperactive and placed in a learning disabilities class, according to criteria developed by the State of Florida Bureau of Exceptional Child Education. The results of the study were: (1) a significant difference in reduction of undesirable behavior between the experimental group, which received biofeedback treatment, and the control group, which had no treatment except for a rest period once a week; (2) the use of biofeedback had benefits other than the control of undesirable behavior. The teachers and parents reported that the students showed improvements in peer relationships, better understanding of themselves, which led to a better image; (3) after the experimental subjects were taught to relax, they began to inhibit their negative behavioral patterns and to manage stressful situations in their everyday environment in acceptable ways; (4) the relaxation training did permit an increase in the students' performance of the Wide Range Achievement Test. The increases were based on an 8 week period of time. The gains of the experimental group were 5 months for mathematics, 6 months for reading, and 3 months for spelling, while the gains for the control group for the same amount of time were very minimal and, in some cases, non-existent. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 41-09, Section: A, page: 3812. / Thesis (Educat.D.)--The Florida State University, 1980.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74287 |
| Contributors | MCFARLAND, CHARLES EDMONSON., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 86 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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