Zhou, Ke and He, Sensen and Zhou, Yanli and Popeska, Biljana and Kuan, Garry and Chen, Li and Chin, Ming-Kai and Mok, Magdalena Mo Ching and Edginton, Christopher and Cuplan, Ian and Durstin.J., Larry (2021) Implementation of Brain Breaks® in the Classroom and Its Effects on Attitudes towards Physical Activity in a Chinese School Setting. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (1). p. 272. ISSN 1660-4601
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Abstract
This study aimed to examine the effects of three-months of classroom-based Brain Breaks
Physical Activity Solution (Brain Breaks®) on attitudes toward physical activity levels of primary
school children in Henan Province, China. The participants were 704 children enrolled in grades 3–5
who were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group. The experimental group
participated in Brain Breaks® video intervention for 3–5 min daily, at low-to-moderate intensity for
three consecutive months. The control group resumed their normal routine. The children’s attitudes
in both groups towards physical activity (PA) were evaluated using the self-reported Attitudes toward
Physical Activity Scale (APAS), before and after the intervention. The effects of the intervention on
APAS scores were analyzed using mixed model analysis of variance with Time as within-subject, and
Group as between-subject factors. The analysis revealed evidence in support of the positive effect of
classroom video interventions such as Brain Break on children’s attitudes toward importance, fun,
and trying to do their personal best in physical activity. Also revealed was the important role the
teacher plays in this process.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Impact Factor Value: | 2.849 |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Educational sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Educational Science |
| Depositing User: | Biljana Popeska |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Feb 2021 13:16 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2021 13:16 |
| URI: | https://eprints.ugd.edu.mk/id/eprint/27620 |
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