Chronic physical activity shows a medium positive effect on academic achievement while acute physical activity shows a null effect¶
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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesisr2·q3
Currency · newest study 2020 · checked against its sources 2026-11-01 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person
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q3 i? Chronic PA had a medium effect on academic achievement, whereas acute PA had a null effect. → Barbosa Ana 2020
Evidence¶
Barbosa Ana 2020¶
Barbosa Ana, Whiting Stephen, Simmonds Philippa, Scotini Moreno Rodrigo, Mendes Romeu, Breda João. (2020). Physical Activity and Academic Achievement: An Umbrella Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165972
q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2
Meta-analytic synthesis within the umbrella review (Section 3.3.2), citing de Greeff et al. [33]. The review states "Chronic PA had a medium effect on AA; however, acute PA had a null effect on AA"; no numeric effect size is printed.
"Chronic PA had a medium effect on AA; however, acute PA had a null effect on AA [33]."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Physical Well-Being — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Mathematics is the subject where positive associations with physical activity are found most consistently in systematic reviews, though meta-analytic effects range from null to medium
- Increasing school physical education time shows small-to-medium effects on achievement while active classrooms show mixed effects compared with traditional sedentary classrooms
- Physical activity has null or small-to-medium positive effects on school-age children's and adolescents' academic achievement according to meta-analyses — a broader claim this one bears on
- Meta-analyses of physical activity effects on youth cognition and academic performance show small effect sizes (0.1–0.3) with substantial heterogeneity — a broader claim this one bears on
- Acute exercise produces an overall small positive effect on cognition, with executive functions benefiting most and effects lasting up to two hours post-exercise — related
- Reported benefits of physical activity programs on executive functions depend on program duration and the executive domain analyzed — related
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