Richard D. Telford|Ross B. Cunningham|Robert Fitzgerald|Lisa Olive|Laurence Prosser|Xiaoli Jiang|Rohan M. Telford
Physical Education, Obesity, and Academic Achievement: A 2-Year Longitudinal Investigation of Australian Elementary School Children
Federation University|Australian National University|University of Canberra|Federation University|Australian National University|University of Canberra|Federation University|Australian National University|University of Canberra|Federation University|Australian National University|University of Canberra|Federation University|Australian National University|University of Canberra|Federation University|Australian National University|University of Canberra|Federation University|Australian National University|University of Canberra
determined whether physical education pe taught specialists contributed academic development prevention obesity elementary school childrenour 2year longitudinal study involved 620 boys girls initially grade 3 australia receiving 150 minutes per week pe one group specialisttaught pe n 312 included 90 minutes per week pe visiting specialists commonpractice pe n 308 received pe generalist classroom teachers measurements included percentage body fat measured dualemission xray absorptiometry writing numeracy reading proficiency government testscompared commonpractice pe specialisttaught pe associated smaller increase agerelated percentage body fat p 02 specialisttaught pe also associated greater improvements numeracy p 03 writing p 13 scores evidence reading effectthe attenuated agerelated increases percentage body fat enhanced numeracy development among elementary school children receiving pe specialists provides support role pe preventive medicine academic development