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Ämnet idrott och hälsa och fysisk aktivitets akuta effekt på gymnasieelevernas kognition
Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, Department of Sport and Health Sciences.
Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, GIH, Department of Sport and Health Sciences.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Advanced level (professional degree), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Physical education and the acute effect of physical activity on high school students' cognition (English)
Abstract [sv]

Syfte och frågeställningar

Syftet i denna studie är att utforska om fysisk aktivitet i ämnet idrott och hälsa har direkt positiv effekt på gymnasieelevernas korttidsminne samt arbetsminne.

Forskningsfrågorna är följande:

  1. Har akut fysisk aktivitet på medelintensiv ansträngning en direkt positiv påverkan på korttidsminne samt arbetsminne hos gymnasieelever?
  2. Finns det könsskillnader på prestation i kognitiva testerna?

Metod

Urvalet var 84 deltagare (gymnasieelever) i åldrarna 15–20, varav 23 kvinnor och 61 män. Sju olika gymnasieklasser behövdes för att nå denna mängd av deltagare. Deltagarna delades in i två olika grupper. Grupp 1 genomförde kognitiva tester (TMT-A, TMT-B och fri återgivning) utan fysisk aktivitet först. En vecka efter tillfälle ett genomförde grupp 1 kognitiva tester efter fysisk aktivitet. Grupp 2 gjorde upplägget omvänt ordning. Dessa grupper bestämdes slumpmässigt.

Resultat

Vid TMT-A och fri återgivningstest framkom inga signifikanta skillnader om fysisk aktivitet genomförts innan eller inte. Den grupp som genomförde fysisk aktivitet vid tillfälle två presterade bättre på TMT-B test efter fysisk aktivitet medan den andra gruppen presterade bättre efter vila. I grupp 1 fanns det signifikanta skillnader mellan män och kvinnor. Män och kvinnor presterade bättre efter fysisk aktivitet jämfört med vila men hos kvinnor förbättringen var större.

Slutsats

Fysisk aktivitet hade ingen signifikant effekt på prestation i kognitiva tester av arbetsminne och korttidsminne. Fysisk aktivitet kan dock hjälpa gymnasieleverna att klara av kognitivt krävande uppgifter. Detta behöver undersökas mer i skolmiljö innan giltiga slutsatser dras.

 

 

Abstract [en]

Aim

The aim of this study is to explore whether physical activity in the physical education has a direct positive effect on the high school students' short-term memory and working memory.

Research questions are following:

  1. Does acute physical activity have a direct positive impact on short-term memory and working memory in high school students?
  2. Are there any differences between female and male participants on performance in the cognitive tests?

Method

The sample size was 84 participants (high school students) aged 15-20, of which 23 women and 61 men. Seven different high school classes were needed to reach this number of participants. The participants were divided into two different groups. Group 1 conducted cognitive tests (TMT-A, TMT-B and free recall) without physical activity first. One week after, group 1 performed cognitive tests after physical activity. Group 2 made the arrangement in reverse order. These groups were randomly determined.

Results

On the TMT-A and free recall, no significant results were obtained before or after physical activity. The group that conducted physical activity on the second test day performed better on TMT-B test after physical activity while group 2 performed better after rest. There was a significant difference between female and male participants in group 1. Female and male participants both performed better after physical activity compared to rest, but female participants improved more.

Conclusions

Physical activity did not have any significant effect on performance in the cognitive tests of working memory and short-term memory. Physical activity can though benefit high school students to cope with cognitively demanding tasks. However, this needs to be explored more in the school setting.

 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 51
Series
Examensarbete ; 2019:74
Keywords [en]
physical activity, cognition, adolescents, acute effect
Keywords [sv]
fysisk aktivitet, kognition, ungdomar, akut påverkan
National Category
Pedagogical Work
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-6102OAI: oai:DiVA.org:gih-6102DiVA, id: diva2:1417247
Educational program
Physical Education Teaching; Physical Education Teaching
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Available from: 2020-03-27 Created: 2020-03-27 Last updated: 2020-03-27Bibliographically approved

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