{"content"=>"Implementation of Brain Breaks in the Classroom and Effects on Attitudes toward Physical Activity in a Macedonian School Setting.", "sup"=>{"content"=>"®"}} (original) (raw)
2018, International journal of environmental research and public health
The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of Brain Break activities on interest and motivation for physical activity among schoolchildren and the contribution of such activities on learning for health and holistic development. The study sample was comprised of 283 participants, primary school students from 3rd to 5th grades from two public schools in the Republic of Macedonia. Six experimental and six control groups were included in the study. Interventions in classroom settings-based Brain Break video exercises were introduced in the experimental group during a period of three months. Students' attitudes toward physical activity were tested using a self-report survey instrument entitled "Attitudes toward Physical Activity Scale (APAS)" before and after intervention. Applied factor analyses were completed and the results of these analysis support APAS validity and the successful use of this application in the measurement of the learning experience, self-awar...
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