Use of Distraction Continuous Performance Test and Eye Tracking Integration in the Evaluation of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

This research was conducted to evaluate and compare the eye movements of 11-12-year-old children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and typically developing children while performing sustained attention tasks by integrating eye tracking technologies and the distraction performance test. The study sample, which was conducted on students studying in 10 public secondary schools from Istanbul Province, Üsküdar District National Education Directorate, consists of 31 students with ADHD and 31 healthy students aged 11-12. In the study, the data collection tools were "Personal Information Form", the results of the distraction performance test applied to the students with informed consent from their parents, and the eye tracking parameters (number of stays, number of revisits, number of fixations, first fixation duration, number of twitches) was used. Mann Whitney U and Spearman correlation analysis were used in data analysis. It was determined that there was a significant difference between the case-control groups in terms of the number of stays in all stages of the test, the number of revisits and the number of fixations (p<0.05). According to the results of the research, it would be useful to use eye-tracking technologies as an informative method for real-time assessment of attention in individuals with ADHD. It will provide social benefit by preparing a short-term video task by presenting auditory, visual and multiple distractors that students may encounter in daily life in a virtual classroom environment with virtual reality technologies and applying it to large groups. It is thought that studies conducted on groups of different ages and education levels will contribute to the literature.