Effects of combined exercise program on the executive function in primary students with Chinese learning difficulties
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2016.12.014
- VernacularTitle:组合运动干预对语文学习困难小学生执行功能的影响
- Author:
Aiguo CHEN
;
Lei CUI
;
Hengchan YIN
- Keywords:
Exercise intervention;
Chinese learning difficulties;
Primary students;
Executive function
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2016;25(12):1123-1127
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effects of combined exercise program ( fun game + rope skip-ping + figure running) on executive function ( EF) in primary students with Chinese learning difficulties. Methods Fifty-four Chinese learning disabled students were selected and randomly divided into experimen-tal group and control group. Three tasks ( the Flanker task,the 1-back task and the More-odd shifting task) were used to measure pupil’ s EF ( inhibition,updating,shifting) . Results ( 1) Compared with the control group,the primary students with Chinese learning difficulties in experimental group showed a significant en-hancement in executive function (F(1,43)=9.45, P<0.01). (2) The positive effects of 10 weeks combined ex-ercise program on executive function in primary students with Chinese learning difficulties were different. Specifically,a beneficial effect on updating(F(1,43)= 11.37, P<0.01) was got,but there were no significant effects on inhibition (F(1,43)=1.52, P>0.05) and shifting(F(1,43)=2.57, P>0.05). Conclusion The effect of combined exercise program ( fun game+rope skipping+figure running) plays a positive role in promoting updating function of primary school students with Chinese learning difficulties.
