Most interventions with significant positive academic performance effects (13 of 20) were delivered by staff with higher professional qualifications¶

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q3 i? Of the 20 interventions with significant positive effects on academic performance, 13 (65%) were performed by staff with higher professional qualifications, compared with 9 of 24 (38%) of null or negative-effect interventions. → Sember Vedrana 2020

Evidence¶

Sember Vedrana 2020¶

Sember Vedrana, Jurak Gregor, Kovač Marjeta, Morrison Shawnda A., Starc Gregor. (2020). Children's Physical Activity, Academic Performance, and Cognitive Functioning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00307

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Descriptive tabulation of the 44 included interventions by effect direction and staff qualification. The article reports "in 13 studies (65%)" of positive-effect interventions used higher-qualified staff versus 9 of 24 (38%) among null or negative-effect interventions.

"Positive results of PA were evidenced in 20 interventions; of this, in 13 studies (65%) the interventions were performed by staff with higher professional qualifications. Negative or null effects on AP were reported in 24 interventions; of these in 9 studies (38%) the intervention(s) were performed by staff with higher professional qualifications"

Discussion¶

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