th and 8 th graders Heather Reid EDFS 209 Literature Review Recess results in improved classroom behavior and more on task time for elementary school students Recess is more affective when scheduled before lunch ID: 217225
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Does a 20 minute recess improve classroom behavior, attentiveness and academic achievement in Vermont 7th and 8th graders?
Heather ReidEDFS 209Slide2
Literature ReviewRecess results in improved classroom behavior and more on task time for elementary school students.
Recess is more affective when scheduled before lunch.Slide3
Literature ReviewJarrett and fellow researchers (1998) found a significant difference between 4
th graders when they had recess than when the same students went without. They were on task 90% of the time with recess and 85% of the time without.Barros, Silver and Stein (2009) found that teachers ranked 8 and 9 year olds with recess to be better behaved in the classroom than those that did not have recess.Slide4
Methods - ParticipantsSchools currently DO NOT have recess
10 schools totalSchools selected to vary geographically and based on school type (K-12, 7-12, 5-8)
Students/Parents/Teachers asked for consentSlide5
Design - VariablesIndependent Variable: 20 minutes of recessDependant Variable: Academic Achievement, Classroom
Behavior, Classroom AttentivenessSlide6
Methods – Design Part 1
Five Schools
Recess
Group
Non-Recess Group
The researchers will randomly assign all seventh and eighth graders in five of the schools to either a recess or non-recess group for the entire year.Slide7
Methods – Design Part 2In the other five schools, all students will have recess or no-recess based on a random rotating schedule.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Recess
No-Recess
Recess
Recess
No-RecessSlide8
Methods – Data collectionAcademic Achievement: Stanford Achievement Test and GPA
Classroom Behavior: Teacher evaluations at the end of each day using a Likert scale with open ended questions to followClassroom Attentiveness: Observational technique during the months of October, January, May coded for W (work) or on-task behavior, F (fidgety) excessive movement, and L (listless) staring, slumping, eyes shutSlide9
ResultsStudents with a 20 minute recess break each day
will have: higher academic achievement!better classroom behavior!
more
classroom
attentiveness!Slide10
Alternative Results7th
and 8th grade students are developmentally capable of going without recess7th and 8th
graders don’t always use their break time to run around, and
the
positive benefits
of recess might come from physical activity, not “break” time