Schulte Table
Find numbers 1–25 in order as fast as you can.
How to play
- Press Start to reveal the 5×5 grid.
- Tap the numbers in order: 1, 2, 3 … 25.
- Wrong taps flash red and cost you time.
- Try to keep your eyes on the center of the grid.
What it trains
- Expands peripheral vision and visual search speed
- Builds sustained attention
- Popular speed-reading training exercise
The classic Schulte Table attention workout: locate numbers 1 to 25 in ascending order as fast as possible. Trains peripheral vision, focus and visual search speed.
The science behind it
Peer-reviewed studies this exercise draws on.
- A feature-integration theory of attention Treisman & Gelade (1980). Cognitive Psychology, 12(1), 97–136.
- Visual attention problems as a predictor of vehicle crashes in older drivers Ball, Owsley, Sloane, Roenker & Bruni (1993). Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 34(11), 3110–3123.
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