2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

The effects of core exercise to decrease classroom off task behavior

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24653283
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Education on school subjects and activities
Research Institution	Kibi International University
Principal Investigator	KOBAYASHI Ryuji 吉備国際大学, 保健医療福祉学部, 教授 (70337989)
Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha)	HIRAO Kazuki 吉備国際大学, 保健医療福祉学部, 講師 (70568401) KAMIOKA Naoyo 了徳寺大学, 健康科学部, 講師 (50468419)
Research Collaborator	ISHIKAWA Kikuko 福山市立駅家西小学校, 教諭
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
Keywords	姿勢 / 授業態度 / 体操 / 落ち着き
Research Abstract	The number of students who are unable concentrate on tasks during lectures appears to have increased in recent years. We considered the possibility that postural collapse could be related to this drop in concentration. Consequently, we have developed exercises that would promote an upright pelvis and postural maintenance. We investigated whether these exercises contributed to improving concentration. Our results showed improvement in postural collapse for university students. And, we observed improved concentration on tasks for elementary students. This suggests that our core exercises can contribute to improving concentration and attitudes of students during lectures.