@article{WickKriemlerGranacher2022,
  author    = {Wick, Kristin and Kriemler, Susi and Granacher, Urs},
  title     = {Associations between measures of physical fitness and cognitive performance in preschool children},
  series = {BMC sports science, medicine \& rehabilitation},
  volume    = {14},
  journal   = {BMC sports science, medicine \& rehabilitation},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {BMC},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {2052-1847},
  doi       = {10.1186/s13102-022-00470-w},
  pages     = {8},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Background: Given that recent studies report negative secular declines in physical fitness, associations between fitness and cognition in childhood are strongly discussed. The preschool age is characterized by high neuroplasticity which effects motor skill learning, physical fitness, and cognitive development. The aim of this study was to assess the relation of physical fitness and attention (including its individual dimensions (quantitative, qualitative)) as one domain of cognitive performance in preschool children. We hypothesized that fitness components which need precise coordination compared to simple fitness components are stronger related to attention. Methods: Physical fitness components like static balance (i.e., single-leg stance), muscle strength (i.e., handgrip strength), muscle power (i.e., standing long jump), and coordination (i.e., hopping on one leg) were assessed in 61 healthy children (mean age 4.5 +/- 0.6 years; girls n = 30). Attention was measured with the "Konzentrations-Handlungsverfahren fur Vorschulkinder" [concentration-action procedure for preschoolers]). Analyses were adjusted for age, body height, and body mass. Results: Results from single linear regression analysis revealed a significant (p < 0.05) association between physical fitness (composite score) and attention (composite score) (standardized ss = 0.40), showing a small to medium effect (F-2 = 0.14). Further, coordination had a significant relation with the composite score and the quantitative dimension of attention (standardized ss = 0.35; p < 0.01; standardized ss = - 0.33; p < 0.05). Coordination explained about 11\% (composite score) and 9\% (quantitative dimension) of the variance in the stepwise multiple regression model. Conclusion: The results indicate that performance in physical fitness, particularly coordination, is related to attention in preschool children. Thus, high performance in complex fitness components (i.e., hopping on one leg) tends to predict attention in preschool children. Further longitudinal studies should focus on the effectiveness of physical activity programs implementing coordination and complex exercises at preschool age to examine cause-effect relationships between physical fitness and attention precisely.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ScholkmannSiemonBoometal.2017,
  author    = {Scholkmann, Antonia and Siemon, Jens and Boom, Kay-Dennis and Knigge, Michel},
  title     = {Lernzeitnutzung im Planspielunterricht},
  series = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Erziehungswissenschaft},
  volume    = {20},
  journal   = {Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Erziehungswissenschaft},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Wiesbaden},
  issn      = {1434-663X},
  doi       = {10.1007/s11618-017-0736-4},
  pages     = {651 -- 669},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The effective use of learning time is considered one of the most important predictors of successful and good teaching. In the present study we investigated how cognitive skills and goal orientation influenced the effective use of learning time during the open phases of game-based learning We used a newly developed method for video- and audio analysis (German: MuVA), which allowed for reliable documentation of students' interactions during those phases. The two-step multiple regression model demonstrated that both the learner's and the learning partner's goal orientation explain significant parts of the variance: A high performance goal orientation impairs a student's effective use of learning time, while a high performance avoidance orientation has a positive impact on his or her effective use of learning time. Working with a partner who has a high learning goal orientation or a high work avoidance orientation increases a student's effective use of his or her learning time, while a high work avoidance orientation on the partner's side has the opposite effect. Cognitive skills did not influence the effective use of learning time.},
  language  = {de}
}