Short Exercise Breaks Improve Concentration - Latest Research
Short Exercise Breaks Improve Concentration - Latest Research is an applied improv exercise for reflection and learning: it helps participants reflect on experience and turn observations into learning.
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- We conducted classroom observations before the program was delivered and then immediately after students participated in an exercise session to examine the effect on students’ on-task behaviour.
- We also asked students to report how they were feeling (for example, their feelings of vitality, alertness and energy) at the start and end of the lesson.
- We found participation in exercise sessions improved students’ on-task behaviour by about 20%. Students also reported significantly higher levels of vitality (+0.7 units), meaning they felt better and more focused after the session.
- Our findings echo previous research that has found short exercise breaks help children in primary schools pay better attention to their work in class.
- Future research is needed to determine if these effects extend to improvements in academic achievement. But there is enough evidence for departments of education to mandate physical activity in the senior school years.
- Original post November 2020, last updated August 2024.
- Share ENGAGING GROUPS 17 Nov 20 0 Comments Short Exercise Breaks Improve Concentration BY MARK COLLARD EXPERIENTIAL TRAINER, AUTHOR & SPEAKER This article is reprinted with permission from The Conversation.
- Primary school teachers often provide students with short physical activity breaks to energise kids and minimise classroom disruptions.
- Our study, published in the journal Educational Psychology Review, found we should be doing this for senior students too.
- We found a short activity break can improve students’ focus on the task at hand and make them feel more energised.
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We also asked students to report how they were feeling (for example, their feelings of vitality, alertness and energy) at the start and end of the lesson.
Share ENGAGING GROUPS 17 Nov 20 0 Comments Short Exercise Breaks Improve Concentration BY MARK COLLARD EXPERIENTIAL TRAINER, AUTHOR & SPEAKER This article is reprinted with permission from The Conversation.
Primary school teachers often provide students with short physical activity breaks to energise kids and minimise classroom disruptions.
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