Speed and agility show very weak-to-weak positive associations with mathematics performance, with strong review-level evidence¶

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Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i1 Six of seven studies reported significant positive associations between speed and agility and mathematics performance, with correlations of r = 0.18–0.20; longer shuttle run times were inversely related to mathematics performance. → Macdonald Kirstin 2018

Evidence¶

Macdonald Kirstin 2018¶

Macdonald Kirstin, Milne Nikki, Orr Robin, Pope Rodney. (2018). Relationships between Motor Proficiency and Academic Performance in Mathematics and Reading in School-Aged Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081603

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Review synthesis of seven observational studies, six using the shuttle run. Two studies reported "significant very weak to weak positive associations (r = 0.18–0.20)"; three studies reported shuttle run times "significantly but inversely associated with mathematics performance, with longer shuttle run test times related to poorer mathematics performance"; one jumping-task study was non-significant.

"Overall, summary coding suggests there was a strong level of evidence to support very weak-to-weak positive associations between speed and agility and mathematics performance (see Table 1)."

Discussion¶

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