Event Title
Faculty Sponsor
Mary Lee Nitschke
Location
Jereld R. Nicholson Library
Date
5-11-2012 3:00 PM
End Date
5-11-2012 4:30 PM
Subject Area
Neuroscience
Description
Due to budget cuts and increased pressure to maintain standardized test scores, public schools have cut physical activities from curriculums. Evidence suggests clear associations between children’s physical activity and academic performance (Hill et al., 2011). This study will evaluate the effect of increased heart rate (> 120 bpm) for one hour daily on the OAKS (2012) test results in 2nd graders (n = 60) separated into participants and a non-participant control group. A maximum of one hour daily where HR > 120 bpm will be recorded for one school year. The results of the standardized test scores will be compared. The percentage of difference will be calculated with the expectation of a higher increase (> 10%) in the participant group. If the results show a > 10% increase, then the study will demonstrate a positive effect.
Recommended Citation
Blodgett, Mariah, "The Effect of Physical Activity on Academic Performance in a Title I Elementary School on 2nd Graders" (2012). Science and Social Sciences. Event. Submission 23.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/studsymp_sci/2012/all/23
The Effect of Physical Activity on Academic Performance in a Title I Elementary School on 2nd Graders
Jereld R. Nicholson Library
Due to budget cuts and increased pressure to maintain standardized test scores, public schools have cut physical activities from curriculums. Evidence suggests clear associations between children’s physical activity and academic performance (Hill et al., 2011). This study will evaluate the effect of increased heart rate (> 120 bpm) for one hour daily on the OAKS (2012) test results in 2nd graders (n = 60) separated into participants and a non-participant control group. A maximum of one hour daily where HR > 120 bpm will be recorded for one school year. The results of the standardized test scores will be compared. The percentage of difference will be calculated with the expectation of a higher increase (> 10%) in the participant group. If the results show a > 10% increase, then the study will demonstrate a positive effect.