Physical activity interventions in childhood improve on-task behaviour with a large summary effect, based on very low-certainty evidence¶
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q3 i3 Across five studies, physical activity interventions showed a large significant summary effect on children's on-task behaviour (g = 1.04). → Vasilopoulos 2023
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Vasilopoulos 2023¶
Vasilopoulos, F., Jeffrey, H., Wu, Y., & Dumontheil, I. (2023). Multi-Level Meta-Analysis of Physical Activity Interventions During Childhood: Effects of Physical Activity on Cognition and Academic Achievement. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-023-09760-2
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Three-level meta-analysis of on-task behaviour outcomes from five studies (six effect sizes, 804 participants) in the review's Table 4, showing a summary Hedges' g of "1.04" with 95% CI 0.08–2.00 and p = 0.03. The authors rate this very low-certainty evidence under GRADE.
"On-task behaviour 804 5 6 1.04 0.08–2.00 0.03 48.0% 48.0% 92.1–96.3% 94.6"
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Related Claims¶
- Classroom physical activity increases children's on-task behaviour, with no consistent gain on attention or other cognitive tests — related
- Classroom energizers improved on-task behaviour, but PA during a classroom task showed no improvement — related
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Physical activity interventions in childhood improve on-task behaviour with a large summary effect, based on very low-certainty evidence |
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Physical activity interventions in childhood improve on-task behaviour with a large summary effect, based on very low-certainty evidence |
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