Open AccessPhysical exercises and academic performance: a look at university students in higher education in Brazil
Author(s) -
Willian Adão Almeida Ferreira,
Flaviana Tavares Vieira Teixeira
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.47863/pwky1204
Subject(s) - cutoff , statistical significance , physical therapy , categorization , medicine , test (biology) , significant difference , psychology , correlation coefficient , gerontology , statistics , mathematics , paleontology , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , biology
The present work addressed the influence of physical exercise on academic performance at the Federal University of Vales Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM). Thus, the objective of the research was to investigate the correlation between groups of students with good grades and exercise levels. A total of 191 university students with an average age of 23 years, 125 women and 66 men, participated in the research. As a data collection instrument, the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ) and the academic performance coefficient (CRA) declared by the individuals were used. The groups of practitioners and non-practitioners of physical exercises were compared based on the minutes/week cutoff criteria and their academic performance coefficient indexes. After categorization, the groups were evaluated for significance using the student’s t test. The result of the first cutoff parameter of at least 60 minutes/week of vigorous exercise showed no significance in the relationship of better academic performance coefficient indices. In the second cutoff parameter of at least 150 minutes/week of moderate exercise, there was a significant difference. It is possible to conclude that, about sampling, moderate exercises of at least 150 minutes/week were then correlated with better rates of academic performance coefficient.