Interventions lasting ≥24 weeks show larger effects on mathematics and overall academic achievement than shorter interventions¶
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q3 i1 For mathematics, interventions ≥24 weeks show a favorable association (SMD = 0.13, 95% CI: 0.03–0.23, p = 0.010; I² = 66%) compared with <24 weeks (SMD = 0.11, 95% CI: 0.01–0.21, p = 0.030; I² = 49%). → He Hongxue 2025
q3 i2 For overall academic achievement, interventions ≥24 weeks show a positive association (SMD = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.25–0.68, p < 0.001; I² = 14%) while <24 weeks shows no association (SMD = 0.13, 95% CI: −0.11 to 0.37, p = 0.300). → He Hongxue 2025 (2)
Evidence¶
He Hongxue 2025¶
He Hongxue, Yang Yahui, Sun Jiaojiao, Wang Fang, Zhang Wei and Zhu Fengshu. (2025). Effects of school-based physical activity on academic achievement in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1651883
q3 · i1 · quant-synthesis · r2
Subgroup analysis by intervention duration for mathematics outcomes. The review reports "SMD = 0.13, 95% CI: 0.03–0.23, p = 0.010" for interventions ≥24 weeks.
"However, a favorable association was found between physical activity and mathematics achievement after an intervention duration ≥24 weeks (SMD = 0.13, 95% CI: 0.03–0.23, p = 0.010; I2 = 66%)."
He Hongxue 2025 (2)¶
He Hongxue, Yang Yahui, Sun Jiaojiao, Wang Fang, Zhang Wei and Zhu Fengshu. (2025). Effects of school-based physical activity on academic achievement in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1651883
q3 · i2 · quant-synthesis · r3
Subgroup analysis by intervention duration for overall academic achievement. The review reports "SMD = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.25–0.68, p < 0.001" for interventions ≥24 weeks, with lower heterogeneity (I² = 14%).
"However, when the intervention duration was ≥24 weeks, a positive association was found between physical activity and overall academic achievement (SMD = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.25–0.68, p < 0.001; I2 = 14%)."
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Related Claims¶
- Short-duration (<24 weeks) interventions positively impact reading comprehension (SMD = 0.24) — related
- Mathematics outcomes benefit from PA with academic instruction of 6–10-week duration at moderate or moderate-to-vigorous intensity, and language outcomes from enriched PA programmes — related
- Moderate-intensity physical activity is positively associated with mathematics and overall academic achievement — related
- School-based physical activity programs significantly improve mathematics achievement in children and adolescents (SMD = 0.11) — a broader claim this one bears on
- School-based physical activity significantly improves overall academic achievement (SMD = 0.22) — related
- School-based physical activity shows no significant effect on language expression achievement — related
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