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Subdomain taxonomy for physical activity effects: four executive function, three attention and three academic performance subdomains

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The meta-analysis organises its outcome measures into a taxonomy of cognitive and academic subdomains: "Four subdomains of executive functions (inhibition, working memory, cognitive flexibility and planning), three subdomains of attention (selective, divided and sustained) and three subdomains of academic performance (mathematics, spelling and reading) were distinguished." This structure lets intervention effects be quantified separately per subdomain and by study design, activity type and intervention duration. It frames how the reviewed intervention studies' outcomes were classified and pooled.

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  • Subdomain taxonomy for physical activity effects: four executive function, three attention and three academic performance subdomains: The meta-analysis organises its outcome measures into a taxonomy of cognitive and academic subdomains: "Four subdomains of executive functions (inhibition, working memory, cognitive flexibility and planning), three subdomains of attention (selective, divided and sustained) and three subdomains of academic performance (mathematics, spelling and reading) were distinguished." This structure lets intervention effects be quantified separately per subdomain and by study design, activity type and intervention duration. It frames how the reviewed intervention studies' outcomes were classified and pooled. (de Greeff et al. (2018))

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  • de Greeff, J. W., Bosker, R. J., Oosterlaan, J., Visscher, C., & Hartman, E. (2018). Effects of physical activity on executive functions, attention and academic performance in preadolescent children: a meta-analysis. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 21(5), 501-507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2017.09.595
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title Subdomain taxonomy for physical activity effects: four executive function, three attention and three academic performance subdomains
description The meta-analysis organises its outcome measures into a taxonomy of cognitive and academic subdomains: "Four subdomains of executive functions (inhibition, working memory, cognitive flexibility and planning), three subdomains of attention (selective, divided and sustained) and three subdomains of ac
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