Performance in mathematics tests significantly improved after school-based physical activity interventions compared with control groups¶

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q3 i? In a random-effect meta-analysis of school-based physical activity interventions, performance in mathematics tests significantly improved after the interventions when compared with control groups. → Loturco 2022

Evidence¶

Loturco 2022¶

Loturco, I.; Montoya, N.P.; Ferraz, M.B.; Berbat, V.; Pereira, L.A. (2022). A Systematic Review of the Effects of Physical Activity on Specific Academic Skills of School Students. Educ. Sci. 2022, 12, 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci12020134

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Random-effect meta-analysis (RevMan 5.4.1) pooling 24 included studies that used mathematics tests, with effects expressed as standardized mean differences between intervention and control groups. The review reports that "performance in the mathematics tests significantly improved after the interventions when compared with control groups." No effect size value is printed in the reported text.

"In contrast, performance in the mathematics tests significantly improved after the interventions when compared with control groups."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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