Are physical activity and academic performance compatible? Academic achievement, conduct, physical activity and self‐esteem of Hong Kong Chinese primary school children

Yu, Carol; Chan, Scarlet; Cheng, Fung Kei; Sung, Rita Y T; Hau, Kit‐Tai

doi:10.1080/03055690600850016

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“…Physical activity level was quite an independent entity according to a research carried out in Hong Kong, China. 17 According to Coe et al academic scores were not affected by one semester of increased physical education and activity 18 as was also demonstrated by our research (p = .612). Dwyer et al conducted a study in South Australia and found no significant differences in academic performance.…”

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“…16 A study conducted in Hong Kong, China concluded that PA was not associated with academic achievement in either boys or girls. 17 A study done in Michigan concluded that academic achievement was not affected by one semester of increased physical education and physical activity. 18 We intend to carry out a study on a group of medical students.…”

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Association of Internet Supported Physical Activity with Academic Performance of Medical Students

Khan

Afzal²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2017

Annals KEMU

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Physical activity is known to decrease stress and improve academic performance (cognitive skills, attitudes and academic scores) in students as it increases the blood flow to the brain thereby increasing oxygenation of the neuronal tissues. This is specially applied in the students of medical universities where higher stress levels are recorded. Objective: To determine the role of internet supported physical activity in academic performance of medical students. The study design is Quasi Experimental Study conducted in a Medical University, Lahore for 6 months. Methods: A total of 100 students (age 18 -25) were enrolled. Data were collected through pre-tested questionnaires and analyzed by frequency tables, cross tabulations and paired sample t-tests through SPSS version 16. Results: After the intervention was carried out, 91% of the students had noticed significant increases in their physical energy levels and stress levels were reduced in 79% of the students. A total of 52% of students lost their weight after the intervention out of which 44% had also claimed a decrease in their stress levels. Academic Performance of students was determined by the following factors; Cognitive skills and attitudes, which further included attention span(an increase of 62% was seen), memory (improvement was seen in 62% of the students) and grasp on concepts (which was increased in 77%), Class room behaviors such as class attendance (increase was seen in 59% of the students) and Academic scores (improvement was not significant (p = .612) and increase was seen only in 43% of students of which 23 were female and 20 were male students). However, the physical activity and academic performance was statistically in significant (p = 0.612). Conclusion:The physical activity and academic performance was not found to be significant. In addition, physical activity was found to decrease stress levels and this decrease in stress was positively related to weight loss in these students.

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Association of Internet Supported Physical Activity with Academic Performance of Medical Students

Khan

Afzal²,

Ahmed³

et al. 2017

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“…Esto concuerda con las investigaciones consultadas (Córdoba, 2010;Corea, 2001;Crosnoe, 2002;Kovacs et al, 2008;Ruiz de Miguel, 2009;Yu et Importancia de los hábitos de estudio en el rendimiento académico del adolescente: diferencias por género ana capdevila sedeR Y héctoR bellMunt villalonga al., 2006), donde se concluye diciendo que el género es una variable determinante del rendimiento académico.…”

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“…Importancia de los hábitos de estudio en el rendimiento académico del adolescente: diferencias por género ana capdevila sedeR Y héctoR bellMunt villalonga Por otra parte, si la relación que se busca es entre el tiempo dedicado al estudio y el rendimiento académico, los resultados varían de unas investigaciones a otras, de forma que Corea (2001) En cuanto al género como variable, por lo general, las investigaciones coinciden en afirmar que hay una tendencia por parte de las mujeres a obtener mejores calificaciones escolares que los hombres (Córdoba, 2010;Corea, 2001;Kovacs et al, 2008;Ruiz de Miguel, 2009;Yu, Chan, Cheng, Sung, y Hau, 2006), siendo incluso una variable predictora del rendimiento (Crosnoe, 2002). Por otro lado, los resultados de Grimes (1985), quien analizó las diferencias de género en la utilización de estrategias de aprendizaje, indican que las alumnas obtienen mayor puntuación que los alumnos en las escalas de actitud, motivación, administración de tiempo, ayudas de estudio y autocomprobación.…”

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Importancia de los hábitos de estudio en el rendimiento académico del adolescente: diferencias por género

Seder

Villalonga

2016

Educatio

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Los hábitos de estudio juegan un papel fundamental en el desempeño académico, pero éstos no se miden únicamente por la cantidad de tiempo dedicado a estudiar, es más bien una cuestión de calidad del estudio. En el presente artículo se analizan en profundidad los hábitos de estudio de 203 adolescentes de 2º ciclo de ESO de centros públicos de Castellón de la Plana. Los<br />instrumentos utilizados son el cuestionario CHTE (Cuestionario de Hábitos y Técnicas de Estudio) y las calificaciones escolares. El objetivo es detectar qué aspectos de los hábitos de estudio se relacionan con el rendimiento académico, así como hallar diferencias por género. Aspectos como la<br />planificación del tiempo, la actitud o el lugar de estudio, se presentan como elementos importantes a tener en cuenta de cara a mejorar el rendimiento académico. Existen importantes diferencias por género, tanto en hábitos de estudio como en el rendimiento académico.

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“…This is especially so in many Asian societies, due to a huge emphasis on academic achievement from childhood (Yu, Chan, Cheng, Sung, & Hau, 2006). Leong & Fry (2013) had pointed out that Singapore has an education system where academic excellence prevails; hence Singapore would likely not be an exception to this phenomenon.…”

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The Effectiveness of a Formal Physical Education Curriculum on the Physical Ability of Children in a Preschool Context

Loy-Ee¹,

Ng²

2018

JCT

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Studies have pointed to the benefits of physical activity (PA), yet the level of PA participation among preschoolers is low. This in turn could have resulted in the limited research literature on the PA level or physical education curriculum (PEC) of preschool children. Those reviewed here are mostly from countries in the West, as those from Asia are unavailable. To fill this gap, the present study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of a formal PEC on the physical ability of a sample of five-year old children from several preschools in Singapore. Using a Physical Ability Assessment (PAA) tool with five variables, a pre-test/post-test quasi-experimental design was used to measure the effectiveness of the PEC with control and experimental groups for the comparative analysis. The results of the PAA are presented and the implications from the findings and analysis are discussed.

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Are physical activity and academic performance compatible? Academic achievement, conduct, physical activity and self‐esteem of Hong Kong Chinese primary school children

Cited by 83 publications

References 20 publications

Association of Internet Supported Physical Activity with Academic Performance of Medical Students

Association of Internet Supported Physical Activity with Academic Performance of Medical Students

Importancia de los hábitos de estudio en el rendimiento académico del adolescente: diferencias por género

The Effectiveness of a Formal Physical Education Curriculum on the Physical Ability of Children in a Preschool Context

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