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Balasekaran, Govindasamy
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Balasekaran, Govindasamy
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govindasamy.b@nie.edu.sg
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Physical Education & Sports Science (PESS)
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- PublicationOpen AccessUsing Brain-Breaks® as a technology tool to increase attitude towards physical activity among students in Singapore(MDPI, 2021)
; ;Ahmad Arif Ibrahim ;Ng, Yew Cheo ;Phua, Kia Wang ;Kuan, Garry ;Popeska, Biljana ;Chin, Ming-Kai ;Mok, Magdalena Mo Ching ;Edginton, Christopher R. ;Culpan, IanDurstine, J. LarryThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of classroom-based Brain Breaks® Physical Activity Solution in Southeast Asia Singaporean primary school students and their attitude towards physical activity (PA) over a ten-week intervention. A total of 113 participants (8-11 years old) were randomly assigned to either an experimental (EG) or a control group (CG), with six classes to each group; the Brain Breaks® group (EG: six classes) and the Control group (CG: six classes). All EG members participated in a Brain Breaks® video intervention (three-five min) during academic classes and the CG continued their lessons as per normal. The student's attitudes towards PA in both research conditions were evaluated using the self-reported Attitudes toward Physical Activity Scale (APAS), applied before and after intervention. The effects of the intervention on APAS scores were analysed using a mixed model analysis of variance with Time as within-subject and Group as between-subject factors. The analysis revealed evidence in support of the positive effect of classroom video interventions such as Brain Breaks® on student's attitudes toward benefits, importance, learning, self-efficacy, fun, fitness, and trying to do their personal best in PA. The Brain Breaks® intervention provided a positive significant impact on students in Singapore. This study also revealed that interactive technology tools implemented into the school curriculum benefit students in terms of health and education.WOS© Citations 2Scopus© Citations 6 131 123