Impact of Coordinated-Bilateral Physical Activities on Attention and Concentration in School-Aged Children
Joint Authors
Buchele Harris, Heidi
Cortina, Kai Schnabel
Templin, Thomas
Colabianchi, Natalie
Chen, Weiyun
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
This study examined the effects of 4-week, daily 6-minute coordinated-bilateral physical activity (CBPA) breaks in classroom on attention and concentration in school-aged children.
Methods.
Participants (n=116) in fifth grade from two elementary schools were assigned to three groups: two intervention groups (n= 60) and one control group (n = 56).
All three groups were pre- and post-tested with the d2 Test of Attention (d2 test).
One intervention group (n = 31) took part in six minutes of daily classroom-based coordinated-bilateral physical activity (CBPA) break for four weeks.
Another intervention group (n = 29), the Fitbit Only (Fitbit-O), wore Fitbits per day during a school, five days per week for four weeks without CBPA breaks.
A 2 × 3 ANOVA was conducted, followed by the post hoc comparisons.
Results.
The CBPA showed significant increases in processing speed (F1 = 6.876, p = .010), focused attention (F1 = 10.688, p = .002), concentration performance (F1 = 26.46, p = .000), and attention span (F1 = 14.090, p = .000) over the control, but not in accuracy (Error %).
The CBPA showed significant improvement in concentration performance (F1 = 24.162, p = .000) and attention span (F1 = 6.891, p = .011), compared to the Fitbit-O.
No significant changes in all five attention parameters were found between the Fitbit-O and the control.
Conclusion.
It was concluded that daily brief coordinated-bilateral activities can improve attention and concentration in fifth-grade students over the course of four weeks.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Buchele Harris, Heidi& Cortina, Kai Schnabel& Templin, Thomas& Colabianchi, Natalie& Chen, Weiyun. 2018. Impact of Coordinated-Bilateral Physical Activities on Attention and Concentration in School-Aged Children. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125097
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Buchele Harris, Heidi…[et al.]. Impact of Coordinated-Bilateral Physical Activities on Attention and Concentration in School-Aged Children. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Buchele Harris, Heidi& Cortina, Kai Schnabel& Templin, Thomas& Colabianchi, Natalie& Chen, Weiyun. Impact of Coordinated-Bilateral Physical Activities on Attention and Concentration in School-Aged Children. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1125097
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1125097