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ERIC Number: EJ1397707
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0033-3085
EISSN: EISSN-1520-6807
An Active Classroom Intervention to Improve Physical Activity, On-Task Behavior, and Academic Achievement Outcomes for Students with Disabilities
Aspiranti, Kathleen B.; Michaliszyn, Sara Fleet; Dula, Mark E.; Tischner, Clair; Fedewa, Alicia L.
Psychology in the Schools, v60 n11 p4545-4562 2023
Many children with disabilities engage in less physical activity compared to their peers. This pilot-feasibility study examines the effects of movement-based desk and alternative seating on classroom physical activity, time on task, reading fluency, and reading comprehension scores in fourth/fifth and seventh/eighth-grade children with disabilities. Using a cross-over 8-week design, action desks were included in fourth/fifth (N = 14) and seventh/eighth (N = 21) grade classrooms for students with disabilities. Levels of physical activity were measured using accelerometers; reading ability was assessed using AIMSweb Oral Reading Fluency and MAZE probes; time on task was measured using video recordings over 3 consecutive days. Data were collected at 0-week, 4-week, 8-week, 12-week, and 16-week time points. A significant increase in metabolic equivalent was seen in fourth/fifth graders and a significant decline in time spent in sedentary activity were observed in both fourth/fifth and seventh/eighth graders. The fourth/fifth graders increased their time spent in moderate physical activity and time on task during the intervention whereas seventh/eighth graders improved oral reading fluency. How a physical activity-based classroom may be an effective intervention in students with disabilities to improve levels of physical activity and improve academic learning is discussed.
Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
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