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April 14, 2021Health Education ResearchOpen Access

The impact of physically active learning during the school day on children’s physical activity levels, time on task and learning behaviours and academic outcomes

Paul Bacon Rachel N. Lord

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Abstract

Modest levels of PAL increased activity levels. No evidence was found to suggest PAL had a negative effect on children's academic outcomes, and PAL could positively impact on children's concentration.

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Bacon et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc49714f901957bec100f9 https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyab020

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