Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Effects of a Physical Education Intervention on Academic Performance: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- The impact of mindfulness training and physical exercise on student academic burnout and academic achievement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of school-based physical activity on academic achievement in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- [Effect of an intervention in physical education classes on the reduction of sedentary behavior in adolescents].Cadernos de saude publica · 2024Trial
- Is Cardiopulmonary Fitness Related to Attention, Concentration, and Academic Performance in Different Subjects in Schoolchildren?Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Associations between Physical Activity and Academic Competence: A Cross-Sectional Study among Slovenian Primary School Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe investigated the effects of three different interventions on academic performance in students enrolled in the first year of high school.
methodsThis was a cluster randomised controlled trial conducted with 1200 students enrolled in the first year of high school. Schools were randomly assigned to: 1. Doubling physical education (PE) classes (3:20 h of PE/week); 2. workshop with the PE teachers; 3. workshop with the PE teachers and doubling the PE classes; and 4. control group (1:40 h of PE/week). We assured that the schools within the groups were equal regarding: The structural condition of the sports court; number of PE teachers; number of school classes; and the average number of students per classroom.
resultsOverall, the intervention was not effective in improving the students' academic performance. However, the subgroup analysis showed that the workshop intervention group increased the academic performance of students who had failed an academic year (from 16 years of age), compared to their peers in the doubling the PE classes (1.3 points on average) and the control groups (1.4 points on average).
conclusionsEnhancing the pedagogical skills of the teachers is a promising approach in improving the academic performance of students who failed an academic year.
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