Slalom dribbling improves equally with basketball mathematics and basketball-only PE, and not in regular PE¶

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q3 i? Both the BM group and the basketball-only control improved slalom dribbling time significantly, the PE control did not, and the magnitude of change did not differ between BM and bCON. → Jensen 2026

Evidence¶

Jensen 2026¶

Jensen, O. E., Damsgaard, L., Rohde, R. A., Nielsen, G., Fosnaes, O., Hauge, J., Wienecke, J. (2026). Integrating Fractions into Physical Education classes can improve Mathematical Performance in 11–13-Year-Olds - The Basketball Mathematics project. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10175-y

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Linear mixed-effects models on basketball skill outcomes with the three groups retained separately. The article states "The magnitude of change did not differ between BM and bCON", indicating integrating mathematics did not negatively affect ball-handling improvement.

"For slalom dribbling performance a significant group × time interaction was observed (F(2, 256.3) = 34.09, p < .001). Both the BM group (BM: = −5.46 s, p < .001) and the basketball control group (bCON; = −6.38 s, p < .001) showed significant reductions in slalom time from baseline to post-test, whereas no significant change was observed in the PE control group (peCON; = 0.64 s, p = .34)."

Discussion¶

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