Attention is the center of mental regulators that control and monitor learning and behavior. One of the most prominent features of ADHD is short attention span, which is permanent and persistent. Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), one of the most common disorders of childhood, can lead to academic, social and psychiatric problems, affecting the family and the environment as well as the child. The Burdon Attention Test is a test administered to people between the ages of 10 and 20 to measure a child's attention span. It can be administered to a group or individually to identify individuals suspected of having Attention Deficit. The child is given letters arranged in mixed order on a page. The client is asked to underline certain letters given in the instructions with a pencil. The error rate made by the client is evaluated by looking at the overall lines drawn on the paper and interpretation is made.
During the administration of the test, children in secondary education are given 3 minutes and children in high school are given 2 minutes.
Children are given letters arranged randomly on a sheet of paper. These letters are arranged at certain and regular intervals. There are 407 letters in each line. There are 20 lines on each page. The number of each letter on this sheet is known. The sheet prepared for the experiment has 150 letters (a), 75 letters (g), 50 letters (b) and 25 letters (d).
A total of 5 minutes is given for each section and the individuals are told: "You will underline all the letters a, b, d and g on the page in front of you with a pencil. When reviewing a line, you will not mark only one letter first. You will underline all the letters a, b, d and g in the line".
During the test, children are given randomly arranged letters on a sheet of paper. These letters are arranged at certain and regular intervals. There are (20) lines on each page. The number of each letter on the page is known. For example, the test on the back page contains 150 letters (a) . 75 ( g ) . 50 letters (b) and 25 letters (d). The time given in the application varies according to age.