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A Systematic Review and Qualitative Synthesis Resulting in a Typology of Elementary Classroom Movement Integration Interventions.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Understanding the Benefits of Brief Classroom-Based Physical Activity Interventions on Primary School-Aged Children's Enjoyment and Subjective Wellbeing: A Systematic Review.The Journal of school health · 2022Pooled it
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- Effects of physically active lessons and active breaks on cognitive performance and health indicators in elementary school children: a cluster randomized trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Trial
- Acute effect of school-based active breaks on physical activity level and on-task classroom behavior in primary schoolchildren.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
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- An international multi-stakeholder study on developing teacher capabilities and agency to implement and sustain physically active learning in schools.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Implementation Outcomes and Recommendations of Two Physical Activity Interventions: Results from the Danish ACTIVE SCHOOL Feasibility Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- 'We get to learn as we move': effects and feasibility of lesson-integrated physical activity in a Swedish primary school.BMC public health · 2024Article
- School Medical Service: Strategies to Promote Psycho-Physiological Well-Being.Pediatric reports · 2024Review
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- Feasibility, acceptability and potential efficacy of a virtual physical activity program in primary and secondary schools in New South Wales, Australia: A quasi-experimental study.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2023Article
- An active break program (ACTIVA-MENTE) at elementary schools in Chile: study protocol for a pilot cluster randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Online physically active academic lessons in COVID-19 times: A pilot study.Teaching and teacher education · 2022Article
- Behaviours that prompt primary school teachers to adopt and implement physically active learning: a meta synthesis of qualitative evidence.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2021Article
- Parents' and Early Childhood Educators' Perceptions on Movement and Learning Program Implementation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Implementation Quality Impacts Fourth Grade Students' Participation in Physically Active Academic Lessons.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2021Article
- Age-Related Differential Effects of School-Based Sitting and Movement Meditation on Creativity and Spatial Cognition: A Pilot Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Implementation of Physical Activity in US Elementary Schools: The Role of Administrative Support, Financial Resources, and Champions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
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objectiveMovement integration (MI) involves infusing physical activity into normal classroom time. A wide range of MI interventions have succeeded in increasing children's participation in physical activity. However, no previous research has attempted to unpack the various MI intervention approaches. Therefore, this study aimed to systematically review, qualitatively analyze, and develop a typology of MI interventions conducted in primary/elementary school settings. SUBJECTS/
methodsPreferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed to identify published MI interventions. Irrelevant records were removed first by title, then by abstract, and finally by full texts of articles, resulting in 72 studies being retained for qualitative analysis. A deductive approach, using previous MI research as an a priori analytic framework, alongside inductive techniques were used to analyze the data.
resultsFour types of MI interventions were identified and labeled based on their design: student-driven, teacher-driven, researcher-teacher collaboration, and researcher-driven. Each type was further refined based on the MI strategies (movement breaks, active lessons, other: opening activity, transitions, reward, awareness), the level of intrapersonal and institutional support (training, resources), and the delivery (dose, intensity, type, fidelity). Nearly half of the interventions were researcher-driven, which may undermine the sustainability of MI as a routine practice by teachers in schools. An imbalance is evident on the MI strategies, with transitions, opening and awareness activities, and rewards being limitedly studied. Delivery should be further examined with a strong focus on reporting fidelity.
conclusionsThere are distinct approaches that are most often employed to promote the use of MI and these approaches may often lack a minimum standard for reporting MI intervention details. This typology may be useful to effectively translate the evidence into practice in real-life settings to better understand and study MI interventions.
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