Active breaks to improve class attention: Educational Interventions

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Published: Dec 1, 2018

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  • Sara Suarez-Manzano Universidad de Jaén
  • Alberto Ruiz-Ariza Universidad de Jaén
  • Sebastian Lopez-Serrano Universidad de Jaén
  • Emilio J. Martínez López Universidad de Jaén
Vol. 22 No. 4 (2018): Studies on proposals and experiences of educational innovation, Articles, pages 287-304
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30827/profesorado.v22i4.8417
Submitted: Dec 16, 2018 Accepted: Dec 16, 2018 Published: Dec 1, 2018
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Abstract

The objective of this review was to analyze the most recent studies that evaluate the effect of the practice of the Integrated Physical Activity in the school breaks, on the attention in children and adolescents. For this purpose a bibliographic search was made in three databases (initial search n = 502: PubMed n = 121, SportDiscus n = 114, Web of Science n = 268), from January 2000 to March 2017. A total of nine Studies with intervention met the inclusion criteria. All studies used exercise at moderate to vigorous intensity for 5-30 min. In seven studies obtained improvements and in two did not obtain changes. Differences were found regarding sex. Finally, we observed the influence of the duration and intensity of the intervention, with controversy among the different studies. Reason why we consider that more research is needed to clarify the influence of the confounding factors, type, duration and intensity of the exercise.

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Academic performance, physical activity, physical exercise, school

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Suarez-Manzano, S., Ruiz-Ariza, A., Lopez-Serrano, S., & Martínez López, E. J. (2018). Active breaks to improve class attention: Educational Interventions. Profesorado, Revista De Currículum Y Formación Del Profesorado, 22(4), 287–304. https://doi.org/10.30827/profesorado.v22i4.8417