Intervention length may matter: a prior review found positive associations for decision-making and skill execution for interventions longer than 8 hours¶
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q2 i? The review reports, citing Miller (2015), that intervention length appeared important, with positive associations for decision-making and skill execution in interventions longer than 8 hours. → Ray Breed 2025
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Ray Breed 2025¶
Ray Breed, Riki Lindsay, Aden Kittel, Michael Spittle. (2025). Content and Quality of Comparative Tactical Game-Centered Approaches in Physical Education: A Systematic Review. Review of Educational Research. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543241227236
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The review attributes this moderator finding to the prior Miller (2015) systematic review of 15 TGA studies in school PE: "Intervention length appeared to be important, with positive associations for decision-making and skill execution for interventions longer than 8 hours."
"Intervention length appeared to be important, with positive associations for decision-making and skill execution for interventions longer than 8 hours."
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Related Claims¶
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- Reported benefits of physical activity programs on executive functions depend on program duration and the executive domain analyzed — related
- Comparative studies commonly show TGAs improving tactical skill, skill execution, affective, procedural knowledge and/or physical activity, while TAs improve skill execution and technical skill — related
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Intervention length may matter: a prior review found positive associations for decision-making and skill execution for interventions longer than 8 hours |
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Intervention length may matter: a prior review found positive associations for decision-making and skill execution for interventions longer than 8 hours |
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