Sentences with phrase «reported better attention spans»

By contrast, men reported better attention spans while: watching TV (43 % for men vs. 37 % percent for women); exercising (54 % vs. 46 %); and playing sports (67 % vs. 45 %).

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A recent report by the Welsh Schools Inspectorate (ESTYN) has tried to highlight the many benefits of moving more education outdoors and combining it with active play to let pupils be more active in school, as well as improving their attention span and opening up new learning outcomes of the great outdoors.

This included: attendance levels (studies show a positive relationship between participation in sports and school attendance); behaviour (research concludes that even a little organised physical activity, either inside or outside the classroom, has a positive effect on classroom behaviour, especially amongst the most disruptive pupils); cognitive function (several studies report a positive relationship between physical activity and cognition, concentration, attention span and perceptual skills); mental health (studies indicate positive impacts of physical activity on mood, well - being, anxiety and depression, as well as on children's self - esteem and confidence); and attainment (a number of well - controlled studies conclude that academic achievement is maintained or enhanced by increased physical activity).