ERIC Number: EJ1176551
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Mar
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Effects of Early Morning Physical Activity on Elementary School Students' Physical Fitness and Sociality
Park, Yongnam; Moon, Jongho
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, v10 n4 p441-447 Mar 2018
As part of the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program, we investigated how early morning physical activity affects elementary school students' physical fitness and sociality. Seventy-five boys in 6th grade of one elementary school located in G Metropolitan City, Korea comprised the experimental group that participated in early morning physical activity for 6 months. The control group did not perform said activities. Experimental design for this study adopted pre- and post-measurement and comparison methods between groups. Collected data were analyzed with analyses of covariance and Bonferroni post-hoc tests. The experimental group showed significant differences in the improvement of cardiorespiratory endurance and muscle strength among the sub-elements of physical fitness compared to controls. They also showed significant differences in the development of sociability, activity, autonomy, stability, and dominance among the sub-factors of sociality compared to controls. We elucidated the importance of early morning physical activity performed before school, which has implications for schools' physical education programs.
Descriptors: After School Programs, Physical Activities, Elementary School Students, Physical Fitness, Males, Grade 6, Foreign Countries, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Pretests Posttests, Muscular Strength, Interpersonal Competence, Personal Autonomy, Outcomes of Education, Exercise Physiology, Statistical Significance, Statistical Analysis
International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education. T&K Akademic Rosendalsvein 45, Oslo 1166, Norway. e-mail: iejee@iejee.com; Web site: https://www.iejee.com/index.php/IEJEE/index
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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