Exercise and children's intelligence, cognition, and academic achievement

Educational Psychology Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-131

  Tomporowski, Phillip D ^a   Davis, Catherine L ^b   Miller, Patricia H ^a   Naglieri, Jack A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Children; Cognition; Exercise; Intelligence; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 42149172555     PISSN: 1040726X     EISSN: 1573336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10648-007-9057-0     Document Type: Article

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