Before the School Bell Rings: How a Before-School Physical Activity Program Improves Executive Functions

Autor/inn/en	Hall, Georgia; Poston, Kristen Fay; Harris, Stephanie
Titel	Before the School Bell Rings: How a Before-School Physical Activity Program Improves Executive Functions
Quelle	In: Afterschool Matters, (2015) 22, S.54-58 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	After School Programs; Physical Activities; Executive Function; Pilot Projects; Elementary Schools; Elementary School Students; Public Schools; Child Development; Short Term Memory; Early Childhood Education; Surveys; Behavior Rating Scales; Interpersonal Competence; Regression (Statistics); Attention Control; Educational Benefits; Exercise; Pretests Posttests; Massachusetts; Social Skills Rating System + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Kindesentwicklung; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Aufmerksamkeitstest; Bildungsertrag; Übung; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Across the country, school administrators and educators struggle to find time for children to engage in physical activity while still giving them enough time in academic instruction. The steep rise in childhood obesity in the U.S. (National Center for Health Statistics, 2011; Ogden, Carroll, Kit, & Flegal, 2014) suggests that the concern is urgent. However, the need to meet accountability standards puts pressure in the direction of more "seat time" rather than physical activity time. Research suggests that the tension between physical activity and academic achievement rests on a false dichotomy. Physical activity can and does support children's learning: Providing children with opportunities for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity can help them improve their academic performance. In keeping with this research, this article describes a before-school physical activity program called BOKS (Build Our Kids' Success) launched during the 2009-2010 school year with a pilot program at one elementary school in the Natick Public School district in Natick, Massachusetts. The authors then describe a three year investigation of how a before-school physical activity program like BOKS can support the positive development of young children and support school learning. In particular they examined whether program participation was associated with "executive functions" such as working memory and the ability to shift between tasks. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute on Out-of-School Time. Wellesley Centers for Women, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481. Tel: 781-283-2547; Fax: 781-283-3657; e-mail: niost@wellesley.edu; Web site: http://www.niost.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01