In a randomised experiment, young children who watched geography videos with whole-body movements showed no greater knowledge recall than children who watched the same videos seated¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-27 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

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q3 i? After pre-test adjustment, the embodied movement group and the seated control group did not differ significantly on free-recall or cued-recall geography knowledge. → Mavilidi 2026

Evidence¶

Mavilidi 2026¶

Mavilidi, M.F., Paas, F., Zou, L., Lubans, D.R., Mokhtari, L., Schmidt, M., Castro Alonso, J.C., Ng, R., & Bennet, S. (2026). Effects of Videos with Whole-Body Movements on Young Children's Geography Learning. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-026-00408-8

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Randomised MANCOVA with pre-test as covariate, group as independent variable, and free-recall and cued-recall geography knowledge as outcomes in 75 children (intervention = 37). The main effect of group was "not significant, V = 0.002, F(2, 71) = 0.071, p = 0.932"; no effect size for the group effect was reported.

"Using Pillai's Trace, the main effect of group, was not significant, V = 0.002, F(2, 71) = 0.071, p = 0.932."

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