Physical activity, perceptual-motor performance, and academic learning in 9-to-16-years-old school children

International Journal of Sport Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 401-415

  Morales, José ^a   Gonzalez, Luís Millán ^b   Guerra, Myriam ^a   Virgili, Carles ^a   Unnithan, Viswanath ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive skills; Extra curricular physical activity programmes; Motor skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051776590     PISSN: 00470767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Belka, D. E. & Williams H. G. (1980). Canonical relationships among perceptual-motor, perceptual and cognitive behaviors in children. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 51, 463-477.
2. Bonifacci, P. (2004). Children with low motor ability have lower visual-motor integration ability but unaffected perceptual skills. Human Movement Science, 23, 157-168. (Pubitemid 39341872)
3. California Department of Education (CDE). (2001). California physical fitness test: Report to the governor and legislature. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Education Standards and Assessment Division.
4. Castelli, D. M., Hillman, C. H. Buck, S. M. & Erwin, H. E. (2007). Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement in Third-and Fifth-Grade Students. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 29, 239-252.
5. Caterino, M. C. & Polak, E. D. (1999). Effects of two types of activity on the performance of second, third, and fourth-grade students on a test of concentration. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 89, 245-248.
6. Chissom, B. S., Thomas, J. R. & Collins, D. S. (1974). Relationships among perceptual-motor measures and their correlations with academic readiness for preschool children. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 39, 467-473.
7. Coe, D. P., Pivarnik, J. M., Womack, C. J., Reeves, M. J. & Malina, R. M (2006). Effect of Physical Education and Activity Levels on Academic Achievement in Children. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 38(8), 1515-1519. (Pubitemid 44215763)
8. Craig, C. L., Marshall, A. L., Sjöström, M., Bauman. A. E., Booth, M. L., Ainsworth, B. E., et al. (2003). International physical activity questionnaire: 12-country reliability and validity. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 35(8), 1381-1395. (Pubitemid 36936159)
9. Daley, A J. & Ryan, J. (2000). Academic performance and participation in physical activity by Secondary School Adolescents. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 91, 531-534.
10. Davis C. L., Tomporowski P. D., Boyle C. A., Waller J. L., Miller P. H., Naglieri J. A. & Gregoski M. (2007). Effects of: aerobic exercise on overweight childen's cognitive functioning: a randomized controlled trial. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 78, 510-519.
11. Dwyer, T., Coonan, W. E., Leitch, D. R., Hetzel, B. S. & Baghurst, P. A. (1983). An investigation of the effects of daily physical activity on the health of primary school students in South Australia. International Journal of Epidemiology, 12, 308-312.
12. Dwyer, T., Sallis, J., Blizzard, L., Lazarus, R. & Dean, K. (2001). Relation of academic performance to physical activity and fitness in children. Pediatric Exercise Science, 13, 225-237. (Pubitemid 32801645)
13. Etnier, J. L., Salazar, W., Landers, D. M., Petruzzello, S. J., Han, M. & Nowell, P. (1997). The influence of physical fitness and exercise upon cognitive functioning: A meta-analysis. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 19, 249-277.
14. Fily, A., Pierrat, V., Delporte, V., Breart, G. & Truffert, P. (2006). Factors associated with neurodevelopmental outcome at 2 years after very preterm birth: the population-based Nord-Pas-de-Calais EPIPAGE cohort. Pediatrics, 117(2), 357-366. (Pubitemid 46074649)
15. Gil, M. D. & Vicent, C. (2009). Comparative analysis of the efficacy of a playful-narrative program to teach mathematics at pre-school level. Psicothema, 21, 70-75.
16. Hillman, C. H., Castelli, D. M. & Buck, S. M. (2005). Aerobic fitness and cognitive function in healthy preadolescent children. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 37(11), 1964-1974.
17. Hillman, C. H., Pontifex M. B., Raine L. B., Castelli D. M., Hall E. E., Kramer A. F. (2009) The effect of acute treadmill walking on cognitive control and academic achievement in preadolescent children. Neuroscience. 159, 1044-1054.
18. Ibáñez, R. & García-Madruga, J. A. (2005). Memoria operativa e inteligencia. Un estudio evolutive Infancia y Aprendizaje, 28, 25-38.
19. IPAQ core group. (2005). Guidelines for data procesing and analysis of the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ). Short and long forms. Retrieved 15/10/2007, from.
20. Kovac, M., & Strel, J. (2000). The relations between indicators of intelligence and motor abilities. Kinesiology, 32, 15-25.
21. Krus, PH., Bruininks, R. H. & Robertson, G. (1981). Structure of motor abilities in children. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 52, 119-129.
22. Lindner, K. (1999). Sport participation and perceived academic performance of school children and youth. Pediatric Exercise Science, 11, 129-143. (Pubitemid 29237258)
23. Lindner, K. (2002). The physical activity participation-academic performance relationship revisited: Perceived and actual performance and the effect of banding (academic tracking). Pediatric Exercise Science, 14, 155-169. (Pubitemid 34535350)
24. McKenzie, T. L., Sallis, J. F., Kolody, B. & Faucette. F. N. (1997). Long-term effects of a physical education curriculum and staff development program: SPARK. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 68, 280-291. (Pubitemid 127456758)
25. McNaughten, D. & Gabbard, C. (1993). Physical exertion and immediate mental performance of sixth-grade children. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 77, 1155-1159.
26. Morales, J. (2004). Relatión entre el desarrollo motor y el desarrollo intelectual. Un estudio empirico. Apunts de eduación física y deportes, 77, 34-41.
27. Nourbakhsh, P. (2006). Perceptual-motor abilities and their relationships with academic performance of fifth grade pupils in comparison with Oseretsky Scale. Kinesiology, 38, 40-48.
28. Place, I. & Englert, Y. (2003). A prospective longitudinal study of the physical, psychomotor, and intellectual development of singleton children up to 5 years who were conceived by intracytoplasmic sperm injection compared with children conceived spontaneously and by in vitro fertilization. Fertility and Sterility, 80(6), 1388-1397. (Pubitemid 37532454)
29. Planinsec, J. (2002). Relations between the motor and cognitive dimensions of preschool girls and boys. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 94, 415-423.
30. Planinsec, J. (2006) Nexus between manifest motor indicators and fluid intelligence in prepubertal boys. Acta Universitatis Palackinae Olomucensis, Gymnica, 36(1), 15-22
31. Radak Z., Kaneko T., Tahara S., Nakamoto H., Pucsok J., Sasvári M., et al. (2001). Regular exercise improves cognitive function and decreases oxidative damage in rat brain. Neurochemistry International, 38:17-23. (Pubitemid 30407331)
32. Sallis, J. F., McKenzie, T. L. Kolody, B., Lewis, M., Marshall, S. & Rosengard, P (1999). Effects of health-related physical education on academic achievement: Project SPARK. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 70, 127-134.
33. Sánchez, E., Fernández, E., Hernández, J. L. & Velázquez, R. (1994). Rendimiento escolar y rendimiento motor. Revista Española de educacion fisica, 1, 15-26.
34. Shephard, R. J. (1997). Curricular physical activity and academic performance. Pediatric Exercise Science, 9, 113-126. (Pubitemid 127711877)
35. Shephard, RJ. & Trudeau, F. (2005). Lessons Learned From the Trois-Rivieres Physical Education Study: A Retrospective. Pediatric Exercise Science, 17, 112-123. (Pubitemid 40806953)
36. Sibley, B. A. & Etnier, J. L. (2003). The relationship between physical activity and cognition in children: A meta-analysis. Pediatric Exercise Science, 15, 243-256. (Pubitemid 36994372)
37. Smits-Engelsman, B. C. M., Fiers, M. J., Henderson, S. E. & Henderson, L. (2008). Interrater Reliability of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children. Physical Therapy, 88(2), 286-294. (Pubitemid 351196721)
38. Strong, W. B., Malina, R. M., Blimkie, C. J., Daniels, S. R., Dishman, R. K. & Gutin, B. et al. (2005). Evidence-based physical activity for school-age youth. Journal of Pediatrics, 146, 732-737. (Pubitemid 40840591)
39. Symons, C. W., Cinelli, B., James, T. C. & Groff., P. (1997). Bridging student health risks and academic achievement through comprehensive school health programs. Journal of School Health, 67, 220-227. (Pubitemid 127453440)
40. Thomas, J. R. & French, K. E. (1985). Gender differences across age in motor performance: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 98, 260-282.
41. Tomporowski P. D., Davis C. L, Miller PH. & Naglieri J. A. (2008) Exercise and Children's Intelligence, Cognition, and Academic Achievement. Educational Psychology Review. 020, 111-131.
42. Tomporowski, P. D. (2003). Cognitive and behavioral responses to acute exercise in youths: A review. Pediatric Exercise Science, 15, 348-359. (Pubitemid 37463410)
43. Tremblay, M. S., Inman, J. W. & Williams, D. (2000). The relationship between physical activity, self-esteem, and academic achievement in 12-year-old children. Pediatric Exercise Science, 12, 312-323. (Pubitemid 30641536)
44. Trudeau F. & Shephard RJ. (2008) Physical education, school physical activity, school sports and academic performance. Internacional Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 5, 10.
45. Van Waelvelde, H., De Weerdt, W., De Cock, P. & Smits-Engelsman, B. C. M. (2004) Aspects of the validity of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children. Human Movement Science, 23(1), 49-60. (Pubitemid 38780110)
46. Venetsanou, E., Kambas, A., Aggeloussis, N., Serbezis, V. & Taxildaris, K. (2007) Use of the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency for identifying children with motor impairment. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 49(11), 846-848. (Pubitemid 350020446)
47. Wickstrom, R. L. (1977) Fundamental Motor Patterns. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger.
48. Yuste, C (1992) Batería de test BADYG. Nivel medio. Madrid: CEPE.