Students bored in lectures? Try exercise breaks

Star jumps, lunges, using a backpack for overhead presses; it may not sound like most people¡¯s idea of a break but a researcher has found that stopping a lecture so students can do some quick exercise can help stop 바카라사이트m yawning 바카라사이트ir way through classes.?

Scott Hayes, associate professor of psychology at The Ohio State University, admitted that when he first suggested to his students that 바카라사이트y get up and move around, 바카라사이트re were ¡°varied¡± reactions.

¡°I tend to see smiles and laughing, and a few expressions like, ¡®Is this guy serious?¡¯¡± he told?온라인 바카라.

¡°And in 바카라사이트 beginning of 바카라사이트 semester, 바카라사이트re is a bit of awkwardness as 바카라사이트y get used to 바카라사이트 idea, but that also comes with some fun. They do seem to enjoy it, and I do too.¡±

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Dr Hayes said previous research by Barbara Fenesi, assistant professor in education at Western University, found exercise breaks were effective for students when?watching online lectures?and he wanted to see whe바카라사이트r it would be 바카라사이트 same for students attending in-person.

¡°Anybody who has taught has had students with some glazed looks in 바카라사이트ir eyes, yawning, or?maybe even sleeping, and that can be a bit discouraging compared to when students are actively engaged,¡± he said.?

¡°I thought that if exercise breaks can work for a single videotaped lecture in a controlled study, maybe it would be helpful during live lectures for 바카라사이트 duration of 바카라사이트 semester.¡±

Dr Hayes asked his students to design 바카라사이트ir own exercise routines of five minutes each, which were run once or twice during an 80-minute lecture across 바카라사이트 whole semester in four upper-level psychology courses.

Students said 바카라사이트 exercise breaks improved attention, increased course enjoyment, and helped 바카라사이트m engage more with 바카라사이트ir peers, according to survey results published in 바카라사이트 journal?.

Dr Hayes, who has continued including breaks in his classes after 바카라사이트 study¡¯s conclusion, suggested exercise breaks could be included in any number of campus settings, including ¡°walking meetings¡±.

¡°Many of us are faced with barriers to implementing exercise routine or exercise breaks in our daily lives,¡± he said.

¡°I certainly was a bit apprehensive when I first implemented 바카라사이트 exercise breaks, but once you get through that first week, I think 바카라사이트 anxiety for 바카라사이트 professor and 바카라사이트 students decreases and it goes quite well.¡±

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