Recess and Reading Achievement of Early Childhood Students in Public Schools
In recent years, schools have tended to eliminate recess period and to devote more time to instruction in order to increase academic achievement. Using a nationally representative sample, this study examined reading scores of students who experienced different numbers of recess days in a week, and d...
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Arizona State University
2012-04-01
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| description | In recent years, schools have tended to eliminate recess period and to devote more time to instruction in order to increase academic achievement. Using a nationally representative sample, this study examined reading scores of students who experienced different numbers of recess days in a week, and different number of times and length of recess in a day. Students’ gender, race, family socioeconomic status, initial reading scores, and age were controlled. Findings showed no significant main effects of recess; however, students who were exposed to a 16-30 minutes recess period tended to perform better. An interaction effect of race and the length of recess was found. It was concluded that recess does not have a significant effect on reading achievement. In other words, it does not improve or hurt academic achievement, but provides an opportunity for children to be physically active, play and socialize -- just to be a child. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0d4a68f5c0d144a7a8d5fdae9553b9552022-12-22T01:30:32ZengArizona State UniversityEducation Policy Analysis Archives1068-23412012-04-0120010.14507/epaa.v20n10.20121053Recess and Reading Achievement of Early Childhood Students in Public SchoolsÜmmühan Yeşil Dağlı0Yıldız Technical UniversityIn recent years, schools have tended to eliminate recess period and to devote more time to instruction in order to increase academic achievement. Using a nationally representative sample, this study examined reading scores of students who experienced different numbers of recess days in a week, and different number of times and length of recess in a day. Students’ gender, race, family socioeconomic status, initial reading scores, and age were controlled. Findings showed no significant main effects of recess; however, students who were exposed to a 16-30 minutes recess period tended to perform better. An interaction effect of race and the length of recess was found. It was concluded that recess does not have a significant effect on reading achievement. In other words, it does not improve or hurt academic achievement, but provides an opportunity for children to be physically active, play and socialize -- just to be a child.https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/898Recess, Reading Achievement, Kindergarten |
| spellingShingle | Ümmühan Yeşil Dağlı Recess and Reading Achievement of Early Childhood Students in Public Schools Education Policy Analysis Archives Recess, Reading Achievement, Kindergarten |
| title | Recess and Reading Achievement of Early Childhood Students in Public Schools |
| title_full | Recess and Reading Achievement of Early Childhood Students in Public Schools |
| title_fullStr | Recess and Reading Achievement of Early Childhood Students in Public Schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recess and Reading Achievement of Early Childhood Students in Public Schools |
| title_short | Recess and Reading Achievement of Early Childhood Students in Public Schools |
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| topic | Recess, Reading Achievement, Kindergarten |
| url | https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/898 |
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