Psychopedagogical intervention in the cognitive function of attention in a school context. Intervención psicopedagógica en la función cognitiva de atención en el contexto escolar.

Abstract

The objective of the study was to implement the psycho-pedagogical intervention based on the pirate adventure program to improve the cognitive function of attention in a student with attentional difficulties in the fourth grade of the Escuela de Educación Básica 18 de Noviembre, 2023. It was carried out under the quali-quantitative approach of transversal cut, descriptive type, with a case study method; the d2 test, the structured interview and the psycho-pedagogical card were used. As results of the instruments, it is evidenced that the object of study presents difficulties in paying attention to details, completing and organizing tasks, maintaining attention in activities in a sustained manner and inhibiting irrelevant stimuli, low attentional capacity; therefore, intervention was carried out through the Pirate Adventure program, which was structured in 16 sessions, in each session three tasks were performed, implementing a total of 15 activities for each task; with the post test, a high level of attentional capacity is evidenced, proving the improvement of attention from a low level to a high level after the intervention. It is concluded that the implementation of the Pirate Adventure program improved the attention processes of the student participating in the case study