Sirpa Sneck|Helena Viholainen|Heidi Syväoja|A. Kankaapää|Harto Hakonen|Anna?Maija Poikkeus|Tuija Tammelin
Effects of school-based physical activity on mathematics performance in children: a systematic review
LIKES – Foundation for Sport and Health Sciences|University of Jyväskylä|LIKES – Foundation for Sport and Health Sciences|LIKES – Foundation for Sport and Health Sciences|LIKES – Foundation for Sport and Health Sciences|University of Jyväskylä|LIKES – Foundation for Sport and Health Sciences
benefits physical activity pa childrens health wellbeing well established however benefits pa academic performance particularly mathematics performance warrant systematic analysis mathematics one core subjects school education globallywe systematically searched analysed synthesized literature effects schoolbased pa interventions mathematics performance children aged 416 total 29 studies consisting randomised trials interventions control groups identified systematic search 11 provided sufficient data appropriate design metaanalysisof 29 studies involving 11264 participants positive overall effects pa intervention mathematics performance found 13 studies 45 neutral overall effects 15 studies 52 one study reported significant negative result subgroup children first half intervention riskofbias assessment 12 studies low 17 moderate none high risk bias metaanalysis 11 studies suggested overall small positive effect es 023 interventions one study metaanalysis indicated negative effect one intervention groupsadding pa school day may enhance childrens mathematics performance negative effects performance several types pa interventions recommended added school day