1. The Importance of PhysicalActivity and its Effects onLearningSamantha McDonaldu3037265Sport Coaching PedagogyUC, Semester 1, 2013

2. What is physical activity?Physical activity is defined as any bodilymovement produced by skeletalmuscles that requires energyexpenditure. World Health Organisation (WHO), 2013 3. Physical activity Wilson, M., 2010Wilson, M., 2010 Be Active WA, 2012Active for Life 4. The current health statistics April 2009 the ABS found 63% of children aged 5-14 yearshad participated in organised sport or dancing at least once Participation in organised sport may be related to: Sex Age Country of birth Parents country of birth Socioeconomic status Physical inactivity has been identified as the fourth leadingrisk factor for global mortality causing an estimated 3.2 milliondeaths globally. (WHO, 2013)Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2012 5. What is stopping children fromparticipating in physical activity? Technology Time Cost Fear 6. How to stop Physical Inactivity! Awareness!! Government concerns. Leads to foundations and guidelines beingset up At least 60 minutes every day for children. No more than 2 hours per day usingelectronic media for entertainmentAustralian Bureau of Statistics, 2012 7. What do I see in the classroom? NEGATIVE POSITIVE Some students who Some students whoare:are: Unmotivated o HealthyEnjoying PhysicaloOverweightActivity Lazyo Motivated Tired o Have a healthy diet Unhealthy o Happyo Energetic to learn 8. How physical activity can helpstudents in the classroom A study by Dwyer et al. 2001 physical fitness cardiorespiratory efficiency and activity levels scholastic achievement. Small but significant positiveassociations Tomporowski, P, D., Davis, C, L., Miller, P, H., and. Naglieri, J, A 9. How physical activity can helpstudents in the classroom Studies documenting positive effects from School and classroom wide exercise programs Putting physical activity into the curriculum Integrating outside school activities These studies have found improvements in: Standardised test scores Task behavior Time on academic tasksKercood, S, & Banda, D 2012 10. How physical activity can helpstudents in the classroom Study comparing the effects ofphysical activities DURING listening comprehension task. less time to complete the tasks improved performance accuracy PRIOR to listening comprehension task Continued to work at a faster pace Performance accuracy was lowerKercood, S., & Banda, D., 2012 11. Health and Physical Education Health and PE has struggled forlegitimacy in education systems Not included in the national curriculumthat was implemented in 2011 byACARA Despite research in improvingacademic performanceStolz, S., 2009 12. How Health and PE can help Getting students motivated andinterested in physical activity Educating about the importance ofphysical activity Getting students outside, in a range ofsporting environments to findsomething they like 13. References Active for life, Increasing Physical Activity in Adults Age 50 and Older,http://www.activeforlife.info/about_the_program/national_blueprint.html Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2012, Australian Social Trends,Viewed 27/3/2013, http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0Main+Features40Jun+2012 Be Active WA, 2012, The Taskforce and Local Governnent, http://www.beactive.wa.gov.au/index.php?id=312 Kercood, S, & Banda, D 2012, The Effects of Added Physical Activity on Performance during a Listening ComprehensionTask for Students with and without Attention Problems, International Journal Of Applied Educational Studies, 13, 1, pp. 19-32, Education Research Complete, EBSCOhost, viewed 26 March 2013. Jacob Sattelmair and John J. Ratey, 2009, Physically Active Play and Cognition An Academic Matter?,http://johnratey.typepad.com/SattelRatey.pdf Stolz, Steven. Physical education and the national curriculum. [online]. Professional Educator; v.8 n.4 p.44-47; November2009. Availability: ISSN: 1447-3607. [cited 26 Mar 13]. Tomporowski, P, D., Davis, C, L., Miller, P, H., and. Naglieri, J, A., Exercise and Childrens Intelligence, Cognition, andAcademic Achievement, Viewed 27/3/2013, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2748863/ Wilson, M., 2010, Online Health Forums, http://onlinehealthfourms.blogspot.com.au/2010/09/benefits-of-exercise.html World Health Organisation, 2013, Physical Activity, Viewed 30/3/2012, http://www.who.int/topics/physical_activity/en/