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Does Learning Through Movement Improve Academic Performance in Primary Schoolchildren? A Systematic Review.

Luca Petrigna¹, Ewan Thomas¹, Jessica Brusa¹

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Physically active academic lessons enhance children's physical activity, motor skills, and academic performance. This strategy, learning through movement, is an effective, low-cost, and enjoyable approach for elementary students.

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Area of Science:

Pedagogy and Educational Psychology
Child Development and Motor Skills

Background:

Childhood physical activity is linked to improved motor competence, maturation, cognitive development, and academic performance.
Sedentary lifestyles in children contrast with the benefits of physical activity.
The study investigates the impact of physically active academic lessons on primary schoolchildren's achievement.

Approach:

A systematic review following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines was conducted.
Searches were performed across major databases: PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, ERIC, and PsycINFO.
Included studies focused on schoolchildren aged 3-11 years in educational settings incorporating physical activity and natural environments, assessing physical fitness and/or educational outcomes.

Key Points:

54 studies with 29,460 schoolchildren were included in the qualitative synthesis.
The overall quality of the included studies was assessed as moderate.
Physically active academic lessons were found to improve physical activity duration, motor skills, and academic performance.

Conclusions:

Learning through movement is a beneficial strategy for elementary schoolchildren.
Physically active academic lessons offer an effective, low-cost, and enjoyable method for enhancing student outcomes.
Integrating physical activity into academic lessons supports holistic child development.