Beatrice Emma-Okon, Michal Tombs, Rufus Akomolafe, Olugbenga Ayannuga
Teaching pre-clinical medical students remotely in Nigeria post Covid-19 pandemic: can past experiences shape future directions?
BMC medical education
increased opportunities physical activity pa critical public health need children schoolbased interventions often place teachers position choose pa time spent academic lessons active learning designed overcome combining pa academic material moreover teachers likely responsive change academicrelated outcomes pa study utilizes large cluster randomized control trial student attention time task tot accelerometerbased pa assessed conjunction active learning participants 2716 children 46 male 46 white 28 elementary schools central texas assigned either 1 active learning math n 10 spelling n 9 2 traditional sedentary academic lessons n 9 pa measured accelerometers tot measured momentary time sampling protocol series threelevel student classroom school regression models estimated effect intervention intervention lead significantly increased tot moreover dose pa steps intervention positively associated increase tot contrast greater dose pa associated reduced tot students control schools race gender ses moderate effects planned pa part active academic lesson positively impacted tot contrast traditional sedentary lesson associated lower tot differential impact offers intriguing possibilities better understand relationship pa academic performance