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Original Research Article Impact of regular physical activity and sport on the school performances of student between 6 and 10 years old |
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*1Kheira Amina Bekhechi and 2Belkacem Khiat |
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1Institut
de l’Education Physique et Sportive, Université des Sciences et
de la Technologie d’Oran Mohamed Boudiaf, Algérie |
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Abstract |
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This longitudinal
study seeks to show if sport has an impact on the school results
and also on cognitive functioning, and if this causal link is
significantly important. An experimental group of 55 students
that practice out-of-school sports, at a rate of 3 times a week
and a reference group of 55 students that do not practice out of
school sports, their age is between 6 and 10 years old, both
male and female from an elementary schools of the town of Oran
(Algeria), they were followed during 15 month (five quarters).
The socio-demographic data were collected by a questionnaire
intended for the students of the two groups, and the
administrative school results at the end of each quarter. An
intelligence test of the CPM (Raven's Coloured Progressive
Matrices) was administered at the end of the fifth trimester to
assess the main cognitive abilities in both groups. Students
that practice out-of-school sports have general school averages
and a significantly higher (p<0.05) level of intelligence than
students that do not. As noted by many similar studies, the
practice of a physical-activity and sport regular seem to have a
very positive impact on the academic performance and also on
cognitive functioning.
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