EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WITH AEROBIC DANCE ON BRAIN HEALTH OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

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SUCHADA AMPHUNKAOW
NIRUT SUKDEE
ROTJANA PONGNOO

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate and compare the effects of physical education activities with aerobic dance on brain health of grade 4 – 6 students in four aspects: memory, inhibition, conceptual flexibility, and spatial ability. The samples were 40 grade4-5 students. The instruments used to measure brain health were the computerized test battery CNS Vital Signs, consisting of Trail Making Test (TMT) for measuring memory in terms of time response, Flanker’s Test (FKT) for measuring inhibition in terms of time response, Design Fluency Test (DFT) for measuring cognitive flexibility in terms of correct response to complete the test, and Mental Rotation Test (MRT) for measuring spatial ability in terms of correct responses. Data were analyzed by One-Way ANOVA repeated measures and Bonferroni Test. The significant level was set at .05.


Results yield brain health improvement of all four aspects (p<.05). It was alsofound that,   to Bonferroni Test, DFT and MRT indicated higher correct responses, while TMT and FKT indicated lower time responses in all three experiment periods: after Week 8, after Week 4, and before the experiment, respectively. Based on the results, it can be concluded that physical education activities with aerobic dance can effectively enhance primary students’ brain health. It can also be used as the tool to develop movement skills, coordination and learning potentials of those students.

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AMPHUNKAOW, S., SUKDEE, N., & PONGNOO, R. (2024). EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES WITH AEROBIC DANCE ON BRAIN HEALTH OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. Santapol College Academic Journal, 10(1), 26–36. retrieved from https://so05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/scaj/article/view/266905
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