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ERIC Number: EJ1252326
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Apr
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8855
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Using the Step It UP! Game to Increase Physical Activity during Physical-Education Classes
Normand, Matthew P.; Burji, Carla
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v53 n2 p1071-1079 Spr 2020
The Step it UP! Game is an interdependent group reinforcement contingency based on the Good Behavior Game. We evaluated the effects of the Step it UP! Game on the number of steps taken by 3rd-grade students during physical-education (PE) classes at a local public elementary school. We divided the class into 2 teams and awarded a "Step it UP! Champ" badge to the members of the team with the highest mean step totals at the end of each game. We used a reversal design to compare the mean number of steps taken while playing the game and during regular PE classes. Overall, participants took more steps while playing the game than they did during class periods without the game. When given the opportunity to choose playing the Step it UP! Game or having regular PE class during a follow-up session, 16 of 18 participants voted to play the game.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 3; Primary Education
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Language: English
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