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Publication Date: 2018
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Acute Aerobic Exercise Enhances Students' Creativity
Román, Pedro Ángel Latorre; Vallejo, Antonio Pantoja; Aguayo, Beatriz Berrios
Creativity Research Journal, v30 n3 p310-315 2018
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an aerobics games class on creativity in children during the school day. Participants were 96 students (age = 9.84 ± 1.12 years), 48 girls and 48 boys. The students were randomly assigned to the experimental group (EG, n = 48) or the control group (CG, n = 48). The Prueba de Imaginación Creativa-Niños (PIC-N) test was employed to assess narrative and graphic creativity. The EG took part in an aerobic games session lasting 45 min; the CG did not take part in a physical education class on that school day. As for group × time interaction, the EG experienced significant improvements in all creativity variables except in graphic originality, graphic titles, and graphic details. The CG did not improve any creativity variables. The findings suggest that acute aerobic exercise can enhance students' creativity, which could be important for academic achievement.
Descriptors: Exercise, Creativity, Games, Children, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Creativity Tests, Physical Education, Outcomes of Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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