Action Based Learning

What is Action Based Learning?

Action Based Learning, also referred to as Kinesthetic learning is a learning style in which learning takes place by the student actually carrying out a physical activity, rather than listening to a lecture or merely watching a demonstration. It is also referred to as tactile learning.

Physical activity is fun! Being physically active doesn’t have to be a hard or scary thing. Did you know that riding bikes with your friends, jumping rope, playing hopscotch, and running around the park with your friends are all types of physical activity? Any game where you are up and moving are great ways to stay physically active and make your heart, bones, and muscles strong.

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Action Based Learning Benefits

Physically Fit Kids Do Better In School

A new study in the Journal of School Health found that physically fit kids scored better on standardized math and English tests than their less fit peers.

Researchers examined the relationship between physical fitness and academic achievement "in a racially and economically diverse urban public school district of children enrolled in 4th through 8th grade."

The results showed that the odds of passing both math and english standardized tests dramatically increased as the number of fitness tests that were passed increased, even when controlling for gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status.

“For families and schools, these results suggest investments of time and resources in physical activity and fitness training may not detract from academic achievement in core subjects, and, may even be beneficial." Wiley-Blackwell (2009, January 30). Physically Fit Kids Do Better In School. ScienceDaily. Retrieved September 23, 2010, from http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2009/01/090128113246.htm

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Simultaneous development of key cognitive skills

Adaptation to individual learning needs

Researchers have found that students who had the highest average scores in standardized reading, math, science, and social studies tests were those students who were the most physically fit.

The brains of physically fit kids show evidence of more extensive processing during tasks. Compared to sedentary kids, fit kids had faster reaction times.

Mental stimulation improves brain function and actually protects against cognitive decline, as does physical exercise.

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Physical activity for 30 minutes daily! How can we justify that? Don’t teachers and students need more academic time to cover lesson plans and review for the ”TEST”? The students have PE twice a week. Isn’t that enough exercise and physical activity? Is having recess a valuable use of time during the school day? describe the image

One trend is to cut recess and activity time to have more time for teaching academic content, but does eliminating recess improve student performance and increase test scores? Research findings say, ”No!”

1)An educational study in California showed a distinct relationship between academic achievement and physical fitness levels of California’s school children. (2) Another research study in Virginia schools concluded that ”schools that allocated little or no time each week to the teaching of art, music, and physical education did not have significantly higher SOL (Virginia’s standardized test) scores than schools who spent part of their time each week focused on art, music, and physical education. In other words, reducing time allocated to art, music and physical education does not seem increase performance levels on the Virginia SOL tests. (3) Brain research strongly supports the link of movement, physical activity, and exercise to increases in academic performance.

Recess can be defined as a mental and physical break from current tasks to renew and refresh the brain and body. A recess break that takes place outside or inside can be any time of day that fits into the class schedule. It can be 5 minutes long or 30 minutes long, all at one time or several times during the day. The brain needs recess. Students are going to move anyway, so why not get them to move with intention?

Neuroscience tells us that the brain shifts its attention and focus about every 90 minutes. Even a short break from focused concentration allows the brain to consolidate information for better retention and retrieval of memory. When a human sits for longer than 20 minutes, the physiology of the brain and body is altered because gravity has pooled blood into the hamstrings and has robbed the brain of needed oxygen and glucose, i.e. brain fuel. The student loses focus and attention and can easily become sleepy or restless. Everyone, students AND teachers, can benefit from a fitness break.

This article appeared in the Texas Elementary Principal and Supervisors Association Journal: Instructional Leader.

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