Program
Special Education M.A.
Year Approved
2018
First Advisor
Elliot, Nathan
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to identify how movement affects a student’s academics and behavior within the academic setting. Through research, it was identified that the four main types of movement integration are movement breaks, active lessons, physical activity and physical education. The researchers that focused on the effects on academics used classroom based measures (CBMs) and standardized test to measure the impact of movement. The researchers that focused on the effects of behavior used trained observers and standardized concentration test. Overall, the researchers concluded that all forms of movement integration positively impact academics and behavior. Furthermore, the reduced amount of core instructional time to allow for the movement integration does not negatively affect academics.
Degree Name
Special Education M.A.
Document Type
Masterʼs thesis
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Fuerst, N. S. (2018). The Impact of Movement Integration on Academic Performance, Engagement and Classroom Behavior [Masterʼs thesis, Bethel University]. Spark Repository. https://spark.bethel.edu/etd/220