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Physical Education with Eduball Stimulates Non-Native Language Learning in Primary School Students

Although the neuronal mechanisms of action and cognition are related, the division of intellectual and physical lessons is standard in schools. This is surprising, because numerous studies show that integrating physical education (PE) with teaching content stimulates critical skills. For example, se...

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Autores principales: Cichy, Ireneusz, Kruszwicka, Agnieszka, Palus, Patrycja, Przybyla, Tomasz, Schliermann, Rainer, Wawrzyniak, Sara, Klichowski, Michal, Rokita, Andrzej
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9266005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35805848
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138192
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author Cichy, Ireneusz
Kruszwicka, Agnieszka
Palus, Patrycja
Przybyla, Tomasz
Schliermann, Rainer
Wawrzyniak, Sara
Klichowski, Michal
Rokita, Andrzej
author_facet Cichy, Ireneusz
Kruszwicka, Agnieszka
Palus, Patrycja
Przybyla, Tomasz
Schliermann, Rainer
Wawrzyniak, Sara
Klichowski, Michal
Rokita, Andrzej
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description Although the neuronal mechanisms of action and cognition are related, the division of intellectual and physical lessons is standard in schools. This is surprising, because numerous studies show that integrating physical education (PE) with teaching content stimulates critical skills. For example, several experiments indicate that Eduball-based PE (i.e., lessons in a sports hall during which students play team mini-games with educational balls with printed letters, numbers, and other signs) develops mathematical and language competencies. At the same time, the Eduball method does not slow down learners’ physical development. However, we have little knowledge about the effects of such techniques on non-native language learning. Consequently, the absence of incorporating core academic subjects into PE in dual-language schools or during foreign language education is exceptionally high. Here, we replicated the Eduball experiment, but with the goal of testing this method for non-native language learning. Thus, the intervention occurred in a dual-language primary school and we evaluated second language (L2) learning. As before, we used the technique of parallel groups (experimental and control); in both groups, there were three 45-min PE classes per week. In the experimental class, two of them were held using Eduball. After a half-year experiment, children from the experimental group (one second-grade, N = 14) improved their non-native language skills significantly more than their peers from the control group (one second-grade, N = 12). These findings demonstrate that Eduball-type intervention stimulates non-native language learning in children. Hence, our report suggests that specific body training forms can support L2 learning.
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spelling pubmed-92660052022-07-09 Physical Education with Eduball Stimulates Non-Native Language Learning in Primary School Students Cichy, Ireneusz Kruszwicka, Agnieszka Palus, Patrycja Przybyla, Tomasz Schliermann, Rainer Wawrzyniak, Sara Klichowski, Michal Rokita, Andrzej Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Although the neuronal mechanisms of action and cognition are related, the division of intellectual and physical lessons is standard in schools. This is surprising, because numerous studies show that integrating physical education (PE) with teaching content stimulates critical skills. For example, several experiments indicate that Eduball-based PE (i.e., lessons in a sports hall during which students play team mini-games with educational balls with printed letters, numbers, and other signs) develops mathematical and language competencies. At the same time, the Eduball method does not slow down learners’ physical development. However, we have little knowledge about the effects of such techniques on non-native language learning. Consequently, the absence of incorporating core academic subjects into PE in dual-language schools or during foreign language education is exceptionally high. Here, we replicated the Eduball experiment, but with the goal of testing this method for non-native language learning. Thus, the intervention occurred in a dual-language primary school and we evaluated second language (L2) learning. As before, we used the technique of parallel groups (experimental and control); in both groups, there were three 45-min PE classes per week. In the experimental class, two of them were held using Eduball. After a half-year experiment, children from the experimental group (one second-grade, N = 14) improved their non-native language skills significantly more than their peers from the control group (one second-grade, N = 12). These findings demonstrate that Eduball-type intervention stimulates non-native language learning in children. Hence, our report suggests that specific body training forms can support L2 learning. MDPI 2022-07-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9266005/ /pubmed/35805848 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138192 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Wawrzyniak, Sara
Klichowski, Michal
Rokita, Andrzej
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title_short Physical Education with Eduball Stimulates Non-Native Language Learning in Primary School Students
title_sort physical education with eduball stimulates non-native language learning in primary school students
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9266005/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35805848
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19138192
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