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Physical education, obesity, and academic achievement: A 2-year longitudinal investigation of australian elementary school children

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  • Telford, R.D.
  • Cunningham, R.B.
  • Fitzgerald, R.
  • Olive, L.S.
  • Prosser, L.
  • Jiang, X.
  • Telford, R.M.

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Objectives. We determined whether physical education (PE) taught by specialists contributed to academic development and prevention of obesity in elementary school children. Methods. Our 2-year longitudinal study involved 620 boys and girls initially in grade 3 in Australia, all receiving 150 minutes per week of PE. One group (specialist-taught PE; n=312) included 90 minutes per week of PE from visiting specialists; the other (common-practice PE; n=308) received all PE from generalist classroom teachers. Measurements included percentage of body fat (measured by dual-emission x-ray absorptiometry) and writing, numeracy, and reading proficiency (by government tests). Results. Compared with common-practice PE, specialist-taught PE was associated with a smaller increase in age-related percentage of body fat (P=.02). Specialist-taught PE was also associated with greater improvements in numeracy (P

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  • Telford, R.D. & Cunningham, R.B. & Fitzgerald, R. & Olive, L.S. & Prosser, L. & Jiang, X. & Telford, R.M., 2012. "Physical education, obesity, and academic achievement: A 2-year longitudinal investigation of australian elementary school children," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 102(2), pages 368-374.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2011.300220_7
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300220
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    1. Yunting Zhang & Xiaochen Ma & Jin Zhao & Hong Shen & Fan Jiang, 2019. "The Effect of Strengthened Physical Education on Academic Achievements in High School Students: A Quasi-Experiment in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(23), pages 1-11, November.
    2. Ahmed A. Albin Saleh & Aqeel S. Alhaiz & Ataur Rahman Khan & Abdulkareem J Al-Quwaidhi & Majdi Aljasim & Adeeb Almubarak & Ahmed Alqurayn & Mohammed Alsumaeil & Akeel AlYateem, 2017. "Prevalence of Obesity in School Children and Its Relation to Lifestyle Behaviors in Al-Ahsa District of Saudi Arabia," Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(12), pages 1-80, December.
    3. Sara Wawrzyniak & Marcin Korbecki & Ireneusz Cichy & Agnieszka Kruszwicka & Tomasz Przybyla & Michal Klichowski & Andrzej Rokita, 2022. "Everyone Can Implement Eduball in Physical Education to Develop Cognitive and Motor Skills in Primary School Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(3), pages 1-16, January.
    4. Rodrigo Antunes Lima & Fernanda Cunha Soares & Jorge Bezerra & Mauro Virgílio Gomes de Barros, 2020. "Effects of a Physical Education Intervention on Academic Performance: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-10, June.

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