Children using cycling desks showed improved inhibitory control and selective attention on some tasks¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r1 · q2–q3
Currency · newest study 2021 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In the Torbeyns et al. RCT, the bike-desk group improved Stroop accuracy on incongruent word stimuli from pre to post while reaction times improved in both groups. → Guirado Terry 2021 q2 i? In Ruiter et al., bike-desk students responded faster than controls only on incongruent Flanker trials, with no differences on other cognitive tasks. → Guirado Terry 2021 (2)

Evidence¶

Guirado Terry 2021¶

Guirado Terry, Chambonnière Camille, Chaput Jean-Philippe, Metz Lore, Thivel David, Duclos Martine. (2021). Effects of Classroom Active Desks on Children and Adolescents’ Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Academic Achievements and Overall Health: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062828

q3 · i? · review · r3

Table 4 entry for Torbeyns et al. (2017), a 22-week bike-desk RCT in grades 9–10. Stroop accuracy on incongruent word stimuli rose from 86.3% to 90.1% in the intervention group (p = 0.030); Rey auditory verbal learning and academic performance showed no significant results.

"Stroop test: Accuracy: on the word incongruent stimuli: IG post > pre pre vs. post: pre: 86.3 ± 10.9 ; post: 90.1 ± 7.1% (p = 0.030)"

Guirado Terry 2021 (2)¶

Guirado Terry, Chambonnière Camille, Chaput Jean-Philippe, Metz Lore, Thivel David, Duclos Martine. (2021). Effects of Classroom Active Desks on Children and Adolescents’ Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, Academic Achievements and Overall Health: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18062828

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Table 4 entry for Ruiter et al. (2019), a non-randomized trial in which grade-8 students used bike desks only for cognitive assessment in two sessions. Only incongruent Flanker response times favored the intervention group; Digit Span and Visual Pattern tasks showed no differences.

"Eriksen Flanker Task: Responses time during incongruent: trials IG < CG (p = 0.01) Accuracy and response times: no differences Congruent and neutral stimuli: no differences"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Attention — outcome: instruction changes it
• Executive Function — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

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