ENHANCING PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN’S ACHIEVEMENT IN BASIC SCIENCE USING FLIPPED CLASSROOM: A CASE OF SIMPLE REPEATED MEASURES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Ugwuanyi ◽  
Chinedu Okeke
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Basic Science ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Children's Achievement

The Effect of an 8-Week Aerobic Dance Program on Executive Function in Children

2021 ◽  
pp. 003151252110580
Author(s):  
Khawla Zinelabidine ◽  
Yousri Elghoul ◽  
Ghada Jouira ◽  
Sonia Sahli
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Cognitive Flexibility ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Aerobic Dance ◽  
Digit Recall ◽  
Dance Intervention

In the current study, we examined the effect of an aerobic dance program as part of physical education (PE) classes on aspects of primary school children’s executive functions (EFs) (inhibition, working memory, and cognitive flexibility). Participants were 41 children (21 boys and 20 girls; M age =10.30, SD = 0.50 years, M height = 134.09, SD= 3.9 cm; M weight = 35.61, SD = 7.85 kg) who were divided into an experimental group (EG) and a no-PE control group (CG). The EG followed an aerobic dance intervention as part of their PE program (45 minute sessions two days per week over eight weeks). Participants in both groups performed EF tests before and after the intervention period to evaluate their mental flexibility, inhibition, and working memory. A two-way mixed model repeated measures ANOVA revealed a significant effect of the aerobic dance program on participants’ cognitive flexibility (i.e., on Trails Making Tests B-A times and committed errors) ( p <0.001), and on Stroop measures of inhibition (corrected number of words and corrected errors) ( p <0.001 and p <0.01, respectively), with post-hoc analyses showing an improved performance by the EG in working memory (digit recall score) from pre-test to post-test and in comparsion to the CG ( p < 0.001). Thus, this 8-week aerobic dance program promoted EF development among primary school children.

Effect of Teacher's Gaze on Children's Story Recall

1980 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
James P. Otteson ◽  
Carol Rodning Otteson
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Eye Contact ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Story Recall ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
Presence And Absence

Two studies utilize a repeated-measures design to compare the story-recall performances of 46 primary-school children who were administered stories in the presence and absence of teacher's gaze. Analysis indicates a significant positive relationship between gaze and recall, especially among boys. These findings are discussed in terms of the literature on the effects of eye contact and teacher's expectancies.

scholarly journals Changes in Fitness of Rural Primary School Students from Southwest China after Two-Year’s Nutrition Intervention

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 3544
Author(s):  
Ran Zhao ◽  
Qian Gan ◽  
Zhuolun Hu ◽  
Peipei Xu ◽  
Li Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Southwest China ◽  
Serum Vitamin ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Vitamin D Levels

Children in China’s poor rural areas often have insufficient protein and micronutrient intake. There is little research about the effect of milk and egg supplementation published on these children. A prospective randomized controlled trial was applied to evaluate the effect of milk and egg supplementation on the growth and fitness of poor rural primary school students in southwest China whose physical development was below national averages. A total of 955 healthy students aged 6–13 years old were recruited. The intervention group (538) received 200 g milk and 50 g braised egg at each school day, while the control group (417) kept their normal diet and received no extra supplementation. Serum vitamin D levels were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. A mixed linear model with repeated measures was performed to analyze the efficacy of the supplementation. Statistically significant interactions between groups and time were seen in weight in boys, but not in girls. Significant improvement in vitamin D levels, the broad jump, and the 8 × 50 m shuttle run were observed in both genders. Therefore, the supplementation of egg and milk for two years might have a positive effect on growth and physical fitness and decreasing vitamin D deficiency in poor rural Chinese children.

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