Increase opportunities for physical activity and learning through play¶

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Evidence · 1 claim (1 for) · 1 study (1 theoretical), q1 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 1 claim rests on one study

Description¶

Among the article's recommendations for taking advantage of children's evolved learning abilities are "increasing opportunities for physical activities" and "increasing opportunities to learn through play." These strategies follow from the argument that play is the main way skeletal mechanisms get fleshed out during development and that activity supports children's readiness to learn in school.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Schools and teachers must schedule and permit substantial physical activity and play, including play-based learning formats

Constraints¶

• Recommended as a way to minimize evolutionary mismatches; the article's abstract does not report effect sizes for these strategies

Target Learners¶

• children, especially in early childhood and elementary settings

Target Learning Goals¶

• supporting academic learning and development through play and physical activity

Claims¶

• Evolutionary theory can inform more-enlightened teaching methods yielding more enjoyable and successful learning [+W]

Related Strategies¶

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Bjorklund, D.F. (2022). Children's Evolved Learning Abilities and Their Implications for Education. Educational Psychology Review, 34, 2243-2273. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-022-09688-z