A Physical Education trial improves adolescents' cognitive performance and academic achievement: The EDUFIT study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ardoy, D N ^a,b,c   Fernandez Rodriguez J M ^c   Jimenez Pavon D ^d,e   Castillo, R ^f   Ruiz, J R ^a,b   Ortega, F B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Department of Physical Education   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Adolescent; Cognitive; Fitness; Health; Intervention; Physical activity; Physical education; School

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERVENTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SPAIN;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE; FITNESS; HEALTH; INTERVENTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; SCHOOL;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SCHOOLS; SPAIN;

EID: 84892886600     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12093     Document Type: Article

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