Open AccessAcademic and Psychosocial Outcomes of a Physical Activity Program With Fourth Graders: Variations Among Schools in Six Urban School Districts
Author(s) -
Somers Cheryl L.,
Centeio Erin E.,
Kulik Noel,
Garn Alex,
Martin Jeffrey,
Shen Bo,
Fahlman Mariane,
McCaughtry Nathan A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
urban education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.089
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1552-8340
pISSN - 0042-0859
DOI - 10.1177/0042085916668951
Subject(s) - psychosocial , academic achievement , socioeconomic status , psychology , metropolitan area , normative , developmental psychology , mathematics education , demography , sociology , medicine , population , philosophy , epistemology , psychiatry , pathology
The purpose was to examine academic achievement, school attachment, and peer acceptance before and after a comprehensive school-based physical activity program (CSPAP) with 378 children in 12 fourth-grade classrooms across six schools in primarily low-socioeconomic status (SES) districts of a large Midwestern metropolitan area. Both personal and normative rate of academic achievement improvement metrics were used. Overall, all students showed personal math and reading growth. However, effects varied by types of achievement indicator and comparison group, revealing noteworthy school-level demographic and implementation characteristics that are inextricably intertwined with program effectiveness and student growth. Implications, especially for minimizing generalizations, are significant.
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