Studies have shown that regular physical
activity improves academic performance.
Not exact matches
Regular physical
activity in children and adolescents promotes physical and psychological health and fitness, and
improves some aspects of
academic performance.
-- attitude about physical exercise persists despite the evidence that, as the NCSL reports, «Thirty minutes of active physical
activity during the school day can help control weight, build healthy bones, muscles, and joints, reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression, enhance feelings of well - being, and may even
improve academic performance.»
Thus, balancing
academic support with a variety of structured, engaging, and enjoyable extracurricular
activities appears to
improve academic performance.
It's no surprise that physical
activity is linked to higher
academic performance, better health, and
improved behavior.
«It is important to note that the common thread among all these studies is not just that the programs intentionally tried to
improve academic performance and therefore offered
academic support, but that they combined it with other enrichment
activities to achieve positive
academic outcomes,» she said.
Greater accountability will provide charters that do not engage in such
activities a competitive advantage, allowing them to thrive and ultimately
improve the
academic performance of Arizona's charter and public district schools.
Facilities and programs that encourage physical
activity among students have the potential to
improve students» health as well as their
academic performance.
Various researchers have noted a strong association between student involvement in extracurricular
activities and
improved attendance, behavior, and
academic performance (Black, 2002; Fredricks & Eccles, 2006; Fujita, 2006; Holloway, 2002).
Youth Development
Activities and strategies that involve youths in decision making, use youths as resources to implement programs, and build youth assets and strengths that result in
improved academic performance and lower - risk behaviors.
Each middle school also offers after - school programs, providing high - quality
activities where students can feel safe,
improve academic performance,
improve social, emotional, and physical well - being, and reduce the potential for risk - taking behaviors.
Stand - alone
activities that teach students to develop such skills are a good start and have been linked to
improved behavior and
academic performance.