Brain Breaks® Physical Activity Solutions in the Classroom and on Attitudes toward Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial among Primary Students from Eight Countries.
Mok, Magdalena Mo Ching; Chin, Ming-Kai; Korcz, Agataet al.
2020 • In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (5), p. 1666
pediatrics; physical activity; physical fitness; public health; teaching; youth; Attitude; Brain; Child; Croatia; Female; Humans; Lithuania; Male; Poland; Republic of North Macedonia; Romania; Schools; Serbia; Students; Exercise; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; School Health Services; Pollution; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Abstract :
[en] Classroom-based physical activity (PA) interventions have received considerable attention due to improvements seen in academic achievement, classroom behaviors, and attitude toward PA. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Brain Breaks® Physical Activity Solutions in changing children's attitudes toward PA. Students (N = 3036) aged 8-11 years from schools in Croatia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, South Africa, and Turkey were randomly assigned to either a control or an experimental group. The experimental group received Brain Breaks® videos during classroom sessions throughout the four months of intervention. Student attitudes toward PA were measured using the Attitudes toward Physical Activity Scale (APAS) before and after the intervention. Repeated measures ANOVA indicated a time interaction effect for all APAS variables except fitness. Time-by-group interaction effects with different effect sizes were found for most APAS variables, with the greatest gain effect noted in the experimental group for self-efficacy, followed by learning from the videos concerning PA benefits, exercise importance, and enjoyment from engaging in PA. This study provides evidence supporting Brain Breaks® in terms of learning experience, attitudes towards PA, and personal motivation. Using exercise videos is recommended as an interactive, technology-based PA solution that can be easily integrated into the school setting.
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Author, co-author :
Mok, Magdalena Mo Ching ; Graduate Institute of Educational Information and Measurement, National Taichung University of Education, 140 Minsheng Road, West District, Taichung City 40306, Taiwan ; Department of Psychology | Assessment Research Centre, The Education University of Hong Kong, 10 Lo Ping Road, Taipo, N.T., Hong Kong
Chin, Ming-Kai ; The Foundation for Global Community Health, 1550 W Horizon Ridge Pkwy Ste R #206, Henderson, NV 89012, USA
Korcz, Agata ; Department of Didactics of Physical Activity, Poznan University of Physical Education, Krolowej Jadwigi 27/39, 61-871 Poznan, Poland
POPESKA, Biljana ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Education and Social Work (DESW) > Teaching and Learning ; Faculty of Educational Sciences, Goce Delcev University, Krste Misirkov 10-A, 2000 Stip, Macedonia
Edginton, Christopher R; Department of Health, Recreation and Community Services, 105 Human Performance Center, University of Northern Iowa, 105, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0156, USA
Uzunoz, Fatma Sacli; School of Sport Sciences and Technology, Department of Coaching Education, Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University, H Block, 1st Floor, Room 1, 50300 Nevşehir, Turkey
Podnar, Hrvoje; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Kinesiology, Horvacanski zavoj 15, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Coetzee, Dané; Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation (PhASRec), Focus Area, School of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, South Africa
Georgescu, Luminita ; Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Pitesti, Targul din Vale, 1, 110040 Pitesti, Romania
Emeljanovas, Arunas; Institute of Health Sciences, Medical Faculty, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Pasic, Milan; Primary school Ivo Andric, Ivana Micurina, 38, 11090 Belgrade, Serbia ; Department Coaching in Sport|Faculty of Sport, University Union-Nikola Tesla, Narodnih Heroja, 30/I, 11070 Belgrade, Serbia
Balasekaran, Govindasamy ; Physical Education and Sports Science, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1s Nanyang Walk,Singapore SG 637616, Singapore
Anderson, Elizabeth; Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Durstine, J Larry; Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Brain Breaks® Physical Activity Solutions in the Classroom and on Attitudes toward Physical Activity: A Randomized Controlled Trial among Primary Students from Eight Countries.
Publication date :
04 March 2020
Journal title :
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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