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Physical Activity and Student Performance at School
Author(s) -
Taras Howard
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2005.tb06675.x
Subject(s) - physical activity , academic achievement , psychology , physical activity level , gerontology , medical education , applied psychology , mathematics education , medicine , physical therapy
To review the state of research on the association between physical activity among school‐aged children and academic outcomes, the author reviewed published studies on this topic. A table includes brief descriptions of each study's research methodology and outcomes. A review of the research demonstrates that there may be some short‐term improvements of physical activity (such as on concentration) but that long‐term improvement of academic achievement as a result of more vigorous physical activity is not well substantiated. The relationship between physical activity in children and academic outcomes requires further elucidation.