Acute physical activity increases on-task classroom behavior, with off-task behavior patterns differing by time of day¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · quant-synthesis r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Acute physical activity in the morning, afternoon, or both increased on-task behavior compared to control. → Muntaner-Mas A 2024 q2 i? Morning activity increased off-task motor and verbal behavior, while afternoon activity increased off-task passive behavior. → Muntaner-Mas A 2024 (2)

Evidence¶

Muntaner-Mas A 2024¶

Muntaner-Mas A, Morales JS, Martínez-de-Quel Ó, Lubans DR, García-Hermoso A. (2024). Acute effect of physical activity on academic outcomes in school-aged youth: A systematic review and multivariate meta-analysis. Scand J Med Sci Sports. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14479

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

The review reports, from one included within-subjects crossover study (Broad et al., 2021, 4-minute Tabata breaks, time-on-task outcome), that activity breaks at any time of day increased on-task behavior relative to control. No effect size is printed for this outcome.

"Broad et al. 35 found that acute physical activity at different times within the school day (morning, afternoon, or both) increased on-task behavior compared to control"

Muntaner-Mas A 2024 (2)¶

Muntaner-Mas A, Morales JS, Martínez-de-Quel Ó, Lubans DR, García-Hermoso A. (2024). Acute effect of physical activity on academic outcomes in school-aged youth: A systematic review and multivariate meta-analysis. Scand J Med Sci Sports. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14479

q2 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

The review reports time-of-day contrasts in off-task behavior from the same Broad et al. study: morning activity raised off-task motor and verbal behavior, while afternoon activity raised off-task passive behavior, each relative to the other conditions and control.

"acute physical activity in the morning increased off-task motor and off-task verbal behavior compared to the afternoon, morning and afternoon, and control. However, acute physical activity in the afternoon increased off-task passive behavior compared to the morning, morning and afternoon, and control"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Physical Well-Being — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Related Claims¶

• Acute physical activity improves mathematics performance in school-aged youth (Hedge's g = 0.29 multivariate) — related
• Classroom physical activity increases children's on-task behaviour, with no consistent gain on attention or other cognitive tests — a broader claim this one bears on
• Two 20-min MVPA bouts in a school morning yielded better selective attention than one bout or remaining seated (B = −0.26; 95% CI (−0.52, −0.00)) — related