An 8-week basketball mathematics intervention improves fraction performance more than control conditions in 11–13-year-olds¶

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q3 i? The BM group showed a significantly greater pre-to-post improvement on fraction questions than the combined control group (Group × Time: F(1, 388) = 31.20, p < .001). → Jensen 2026

Evidence¶

Jensen 2026¶

Jensen, O. E., Damsgaard, L., Rohde, R. A., Nielsen, G., Fosnaes, O., Hauge, J., Wienecke, J. (2026). Integrating Fractions into Physical Education classes can improve Mathematical Performance in 11–13-Year-Olds - The Basketball Mathematics project. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10175-y

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Linear mixed-model analysis of the cluster-randomized (with quasi-experimental COVID deviation) intervention in 309 children, BM n = 184 vs combined control n = 125, testing before and after the 8-week program. The "Group × Time interaction was significant" for fractions; within-group, BM improved (p < .001) but controls did not (p = .30).

"For fraction questions, the Group × Time interaction was significant, F(1, 388) = 31.20, p < .001. Post hoc comparisons showed a significant difference between groups at post-test (p < .001), with the BM group improving more over time."

Discussion¶

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