Online Class: How to Improve Your Concentration

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Course Description
Concentration is a part of our daily lives. We concentrate on our work and our life situations, either consciously or subconsciously.
Course Motivation
The Brain's Ability to ConcentrateWhether you are reading a book, studying for a class, or simply doing your job, concentration plays a major role in how we accomplish those tasks. In the same manner, our concentration allows us to clearly focus on the task at hand. Concentration is simply the mental process of focusing your mind on a single thought or task. In some ways, our brains are very much like computers. We receive data, process the data, somehow compute thoughts, and verbalize the information. Sometimes our concentration doesn't perform the way we expect; we may have a slower-than-normal response and we become frustrated. A person's intelligence level is tied to their ability to concentrate. There is research that suggests the level of intelligence a person has can be traced to heredity -- meaning that you may inherit the smarts of your parents. In theory, if any one person has a high level of concentration, their intelligence level would also likely be high.
The process of concentration is a very important part of what we do on a daily basis. Without the ability to concentrate, thoughts could be lost and memories wasted. Some consider concentration a way of branding our brains to recall things and assist our memory. For example, when studying for an exam, you study by concentrating; you read, focus on the key words, and to the phrases and exercises that will assist you with remembering the details. Famous intellects, such as Einstein, must have mastered this ability quite well. It is easy to assume that highly intelligent people were born with a bigger brain, or larger capacity for learning. However, it is also fair to assume that enhancing the way we think and focus can ultimately produce better concentrating skills. In essence, concentration is an ability we are able to maintain and enhance to better ourselves.
Let's discuss where this function takes place, as it obviously originates in our brain. The brain is made up of billions of nerve cells, commonly called neurons. Neurons basically gather and transmit electrochemical signals that evoke our thoughts and motor functions. The cerebral cortex is the part of the brain that is associated with our memory, thought, attention, awareness, and consciousness. This is also, where concentration comes into play. With everything we do, there is a certain amount of concentration that takes place. If you are eating ice cream, you are most likely thinking or focusing on the taste and texture -- and possibly the fact that you will have more when you are finished. When you are reading the newspaper or your favorite magazine, you are concentrating on the words and details that bring the articles to life, and finish up with a nice crossword puzzle. Just as you read the text for this class, you are stimulating your brain and putting forth an effort to concentrate.
It is interesting in an office setting how different people adapt to the surroundings of their environment in order to do their job. Some people find it very easy to concentrate with background noise, while others find it quite distracting. There are also those who prefer to be locked away silently in order to properly focus. Imagine working in an office consisting of cubicles. There is virtually no privacy, no way to drown out the noise of the day-to-day, such as co-workers' phone calls, or the busy sounds of printers, faxes, and staplers. Yet over and over we hear that people in these settings simply adapt; their minds allow them to drown out things they do not need to hear. It is as if all irrelevant background noises disappear. Haven't you ever been so deep in thought, so deep in concentration that someone speaks to you and you simply do not hear them? So, the second time they ask, you respond with a half-hearted, "Huh? I didn't even hear you." And they are just astounded that you were nearly deaf for that moment. Thousands of thoughts literally cross our minds daily, and with so much activity taking place, it is hard to imagine solidly focusing on one simple task or one thought. For many, it is difficult to concentrate on one task, let alone multitasking. Even as we are performing a physical function, the instruction to do the task is, of course, coming from the brain. If we were puppets, our brains would surely act as the puppeteer of our every move, and in reality, it pretty much seems to work that way.
Attention, focus, thought, and concentration are interrelated. Without one, it would be difficult to utilize the others. In order to concentrate, if you cannot focus, you simply would not be able to pay attention. Concentration, attention, and focus all involve thought, and therefore assist one another in the thought process.
To be able to enhance the way you concentrate means to be able to find the answers to what may be restricting your ability to do so, and what other factors are involved. You may be having a hard time sitting in one place for too long. Or perhaps you just want to brush up on your focus. No matter what your goal, this course will cover what you want and need to know to improve your concentration and enhance your ability to focus.
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs

Course Lessons
Lesson 1: Concentration and the Brain
Lesson 1 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7150.pdf
Lesson discussions: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete Assignment: An Introduction
Assessment: Lesson 1: Concentration and the Brain
Lesson 2: An Age Old Question...
Lesson 2 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7152.pdf
Assessment: Lesson 2: An Age Old Question
Lesson 3: Concentration Frustration
Lesson 3 Video
Lesson 4: Exercising Your Brain
Lesson 4 Video
Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7153.pdf
Assessment: Lesson 4: Exercising Your Brain
Lesson 5: The Sound of Music
Lesson 5 Video
Assessment: Lesson 5: The Sound of Music
Lesson 6: Food for Thought
Lesson 6 Video
Assessment: Lesson 6: Food for Thought
Lesson 7: Sweet Dreams
Lesson 7 Video
Assessment: Lesson 7: Sweet Dreams
Lesson 8: May I Have Your Attention Please?
Lesson 8 Video
Assessment: Lesson 8: May I Have Your Attention Please?
Lesson 9: Concentration Barriers
Lesson 9 Video
Assessment: Lesson 9: Concentration Barriers
Lesson 10: Concentration Helpers
Lesson 10 Video
Assessment: Lesson 10: Concentration Helpers
Lesson 11: One Size Does Not Fit All
Lesson 11 Video
Lesson discussions: What do you think about this course?; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments
Complete: Lesson 11 Assignment: Definition Matching
Assessment: Lesson 11: One Size Does Not Fit All
Assessment: The Final Exam
Learning Outcomes
- Describe concentration and the brain.
- Describe concentration frustration.
- Describe exercising your brain.
- Summarize the sound of music and its affects on the brain..
- Summarize the role of nutrition on concentration.
- Summarize the role of dreams and sleep on concentration.
- Define concentration barriers.
- Describe concentration helpers.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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Student Testimonials
- "This course was very helpful. It gave me different techniques to use when feeling stressed and to help me concentrate." -- Demarr T.
- "I loved the way she explained things. I've only completed two courses so far on here. I feel like this one challenged me a bit more." -- Rubisol A.
- "This course was very beneficial to me and my job. I now know what can hinder my concentration. I really enjoyed this course." -- Phyllis J.
- "I realy enjoyed this course and i really liked the instructor." -- Evelyn R.
- "I believe the instructor did a very good job of explaining this course." -- Carolyn M.
- "Everything was nicely done. The instructor is awesome." -- Sandra L.
- "Great course, I look forward to taking more courses." -- Rahama R.
- "I learned more than I expected from this course!" -- Michele P.
- "The course was great and my teacher was wonderful." -- Eddie M.
- "Thank you! This was by far my favorite class!" -- Gabriela M.
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