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Titre :	Effects of Stability Balls on Children’s On-Task Behavior, Academic Achievement, and Discipline Referrals : A Randomized Controlled Trial
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Alicia L. FEDEWA, Auteur ; Matthew A. C. Davis, Auteur ; Soyeon Ahn, Auteur
Année de publication :	2015
Article en page(s) :	p.1-9
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Essai comparatif  Elève  Comportement  Réussite scolaireAchievement  Child behavior  Students  Task performance and analysis
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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[article] Effects of Stability Balls on Children’s On-Task Behavior, Academic Achievement, and Discipline Referrals : A Randomized Controlled Trial [texte imprimé] / Alicia L. FEDEWA, Auteur ; Matthew A. C. Davis, Auteur ; Soyeon Ahn, Auteur . - 2015 . - p.1-9.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in American Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol. 69/2 (Mars/Avril 2015) . - p.1-9

Mots-clés :	Essai comparatif  Elève  Comportement  Réussite scolaireAchievement  Child behavior  Students  Task performance and analysis
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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