The Effect of Integrated Movement on the Achievement of First Grade Students
Date
2011-05Type of Work
21 p.Text
action research papers
Program
Masters of EducationRights
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Academic achievement -- Research
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether integrated movement used during the
teaching of a math unit affects the math achievement of first grade students in the classroom. The
measurement tool was the Baltimore City Math Works Curriculum Unit Assessment. This study
involved the use of a pretest/posttest design with an experimental group and a control group to
compare data from February (before the intervention was implemented) to March of 2011 (after
the intervention was complete). Achievement gains were inconclusive, though results could be
attributed to a number of extraneous factors. Research in the area of integrated movement and its
effects on achievement should continue, given that most of the existing research involves
physical education programs outside of the regular classroom.