| Titre : | Effects of Stability Balls on Children’s On-Task Behavior, Academic Achievement, and Discipline Referrals : A Randomized Controlled Trial (2015) |
| Auteurs : | Alicia L. FEDEWA, Auteur ; Matthew A. C. Davis, Auteur ; Soyeon Ahn, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | American journal of occupational therapy (Vol. 69, n° 2, March/April 2015) |
| Article en page(s) : | p.1-9 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Comportement ; Élève (système éducatif) ; Réussite scolaire |
| Mots-clés: | Essai comparatif |
| Résumé : |
OBJECTIVE. We used a randomized controlled design to investigate whether using stability balls during the school day was associated with higher levels of on-task behavior and academic achievement and fewer discipline referrals. METHOD. Over 9 mo, students in 2 second-grade classrooms in a southeastern rural elementary school used stability balls as chairs while students in 2 control classrooms used chairs as usual. We collected measures of on-task behavior, standardized measures of literacy and mathematics achievement, and discipline referrals. RESULTS. We found similar levels of on-task behavior and achievement in treatment and control classrooms and a downward trend in disruptive behaviors in treatment classrooms. CONCLUSION. This study did not find use of stability balls for entire general education classrooms to be a practical use of resources for schools. More research with rigorous controlled designs is needed to support the use of stability balls for the general education population. |
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