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| Ranking |
Evidence-Based Practice |
| Description |
This review evaluated the effectiveness of enhancing physical education (PE) curricula by making classes longer or having students be more active during class in order to increase the amount of time students spend doing moderate or vigorous activity in PE class.
The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends implementing programs that increase the length of, or activity levels in, school-based physical education classes based on strong evidence of their effectiveness in improving both physical activity levels and physical fitness among school-aged children and adolescents. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
Results from the Systematic Reviews:
Fourteen studies qualified for the review.
• In all 14 studies reviewed, students' physical fitness improved.
• All five studies measuring activity levels during PE class recorded increases in the: (1) Number of minutes spent in moderate or vigorous physical activity; (2) Percentage of class time spent in moderate or vigorous physical activity, and/or (3) Intensity level of physical activity during class.
• The median estimates from the reviewed studies suggest that modifying school PE curricula as recommended will result in an 8% increase in aerobic fitness among school-aged children.
• Many interventions reviewed included: (1) Changing the activities taught (e.g., substituting soccer for softball); (2) Modifying the rules of the game so that students are more active (e.g., in softball, have the entire team run the bases together when the batter makes a base hit); (3) Health education.
• Modified school PE curricula were effective across diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, among boys and girls, elementary- and high-school students, and in urban and rural settings.
• A separate literature review found that having students attend school PE classes was not found to harm academic performance. |
| Categories |
Health / Exercise, Nutrition, & Weight
Education / Student Performance K-12
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| Source |
Community Guide Branch Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Location |
Country: USA |
| Primary Contact |
communityguide@cdc.gov
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| For more details |
http://www.thecommunityguide.org/index.html#topics
http://www.thecommunityguide.org/pa/behavioral-...
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| Target Audience |
Children, Teens, Students |
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