Examining effects of 'Stand up' during class: establishing measures to improve feeling tired in school settings

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K23296
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0909:Sports sciences, physical education, health sciences, and related fields
• Research Institution: Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences (2021-2023); Nippon Sport Science University (2020)
• Principal Investigator: Tanaka Ryo 大阪体育大学, 体育学部, 講師 (50884657)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 小学生 / 中学生 / 教室 / 身体活動 / 疲労

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Based on the current situation where one in three children experiences fatigue, this study examined whether intentionally incorporating standing activities (such as reading or discussions while standing) into class could reduce feeling tired in elementary school students, and which standing activities are effective in reducing fatigue. The results showed that incorporating standing activities into class did not reduce feeling tired in elementary school students However, feeling tired in junior high school students was reduced, whether the standing activities were related to learning or involved stretching. It was found that incorporating standing activities into class not only meets children’s need to move during class but also provides a strategy to reduce feeling tired.

Free Research Field

学校保健

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の成果は，1990年頃から長く置き去りにされてきた子どもの疲労感を解決する方策を学校現場へ提案することに繋がった．小学生では疲労感の軽減が確認されなかったが，「授業中に動きたい」とのニーズは小中学生ともに確認され，疲労感軽減以外の視点からも立位活動の組み込みが求められることを明らかにできた．子どものニーズに応えつつ，疲労感を軽減する“学校中の教諭が様々な授業で実施する取り組み”を提案した本研究の意義は広く学校現場に還元できるものであると考える．