Open-Skilled Sport, Sport Intensity, Executive Function, and Academic Achievement in Grade School Children

Autor/inn/en	Becker, Derek R.; McClelland, Megan M.; Geldhof, G. John; Gunter, Katherine B.; MacDonald, Megan
Titel	Open-Skilled Sport, Sport Intensity, Executive Function, and Academic Achievement in Grade School Children
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 29 (2018) 7, S.939-955 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (MacDonald, Megan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
DOI	10.1080/10409289.2018.1479079
Schlagwörter	Athletics; Executive Function; Academic Achievement; Physical Activities; Physical Activity Level; Elementary School Students; Grade 3; Mathematics Achievement; Literacy; Team Sports; Interaction; Mathematics Skills; Achievement Tests; Cognitive Tests; Scores; Woodcock Johnson Psycho Educational Battery + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Leichtathletik; Schulleistung; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Mannschaftssport; Interaktion; Mathematics ability; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Kognitiver Fähigkeitstest
Abstract	Research Findings: The present study examines connections among participation in open- and closed-skilled sports; the metabolic intensity of each sport; and executive function (EF), literacy, and math achievement in a sample of 3rd-grade children. Utilizing data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, we categorized 15 youth sports (e.g., soccer, tennis, swimming, running track) as open or closed skilled and assigned them a metabolic intensity value. Results showed that the connection between sport intensity and EF was curvilinear, with a positive association between EF and sport intensity below 25 metabolic equivalents (METs) and a negative association with METs above 25. For math, results differed for the number of open-skilled sports and the intensity of a sport, with higher intensity associated with lower math scores and playing more open-skilled sports associated with higher math scores. Literacy skills were not significantly related to sport participation. Practice or Policy: The preschool years may offer a promising opportunity to encourage participation in both complex and intense physical activity. These findings highlight domain-specific connections among sports and EF and math achievement and offer insight into connections among sport intensity (METs), the type of sports children play, and cognitive development. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01