Active Learning Classrooms predominantly reduce sitting time and increase standing time in children and adolescents¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Of six studies examining movement behaviours, four reported a decrease in sitting time and an increase in standing time in ALC students. → Sánchez-López M 2025

Evidence¶

Sánchez-López M 2025¶

Sánchez-López M, Violero-Mellado J, Martínez-Vizcaíno V, Laukkanen A, Sääkslahti A, Visier-Alfonso ME. (2025). Impact and perceptions of Active Learning Classrooms on reducing sedentary behaviour and improving physical and mental health and academic indicators in children and adolescents: A scoping review. PLoS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317973

q2 · i? · review · r3

Narrative synthesis of six accelerometer-based studies of ALCs; the review reports that four "reported a decrease in sitting time and an increase in standing time". No pooled effect size is printed.

"Of the six studies that examined the association or effect of ALCs with movement behaviours [17–19, 30, 34, 35], four reported a decrease in sitting time and an increase in standing time [17–19, 30], three an increase in step time and number of steps [17–19]"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Effects of ALCs on physical activity are mixed, with some studies showing lower PA in ALCs than traditional classrooms — related
• Classroom movement breaks increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour during university classes — related
• Upright active desks reduce classroom sitting time and increase standing time in primary-school children — related