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Publication Date: 2020
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Evaluating Adult Interaction during the Step It UP! Game to Increase Physical Activity in Children
Nieto, Paola; Wiskow, Katie M.
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, v53 n3 p1354-1366 Sum 2020
A recent intervention, the Step it UP! game (Galbraith & Normand, 2017), consists of an interdependent group contingency to increase student physical activity. In addition, previous research demonstrated that adult interaction may reinforce physical activity (Larson et al., 2014). We extended research on the Step it UP! game by comparing the effects of no game, Step it UP! game, and Step it UP! game plus adult interaction on the number of steps taken by participants in a third-grade classroom during recess. Overall, 19 of the 25 participants took more steps during the Step it UP! game plus adult interaction compared to the Step it UP! game and no-game recesses. Furthermore, 20 participants preferred the Step it UP! game plus adult interaction. Results suggest that adult interaction can enhance the effects of the Step it UP! game to increase physical activity.
Descriptors: Intervention, Contingency Management, Physical Activity Level, Educational Games, Program Effectiveness, Adults, Interaction, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Recess Breaks, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education
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Language: English
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