The effect of a rope jumping exercises on cognitive flexibility
Poster Presentation
Paper ID : 1807-SSRC
Authors
1دانشجوی دکتری رفتار حرکتی دانشگاه تهران
2دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد رفتار حرکتی دانشگاه تهران
Abstract
Purpose: It is crucial to study the cognitive development and facilitation strategies of children for the benefit of their long-term psychological and physiological health and one of the important dimensions of human cognition is cognitive flexibility, which should be taken into consideration. In this regard, the purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of a period of rope jumping exercises on cognitive flexibility in children.
Methodology: In a semi-experimental research design, 30 children aged between 8 and 10 years (average 9/11±2/08 years) were selected as available and were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The subjects were not athletes and had no experience of jumping rope training. The computerized Wisconsin card sorting test was used to evaluate cognitive flexibility.
First, all the selected subjects participated in the pre-test and performed the computerized Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. Then, the experimental group performed rope jumping exercises for six weeks, three sessions per week and 45 minutes per session. After the last training session, all subjects of the experimental and control groups participated in the post-test.
Following the presuppositions of using parametric statistical tests, t-test and analysis of covariance test were used (p≤0.05).
Results: By comparing the groups and the pre-and post-test, the results showed that performing the rope jumping exercises has significantly improved cognitive flexibility in the experimental group.
Conclusion: According to the results, doing rope jumping exercises can improve cognitive flexibility in children and teachers and trainers can use rope jumping exercises to improve children's cognitive dimensions and especially cognitive flexibility.
Methodology: In a semi-experimental research design, 30 children aged between 8 and 10 years (average 9/11±2/08 years) were selected as available and were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups. The subjects were not athletes and had no experience of jumping rope training. The computerized Wisconsin card sorting test was used to evaluate cognitive flexibility.
First, all the selected subjects participated in the pre-test and performed the computerized Wisconsin Card Sorting Test. Then, the experimental group performed rope jumping exercises for six weeks, three sessions per week and 45 minutes per session. After the last training session, all subjects of the experimental and control groups participated in the post-test.
Following the presuppositions of using parametric statistical tests, t-test and analysis of covariance test were used (p≤0.05).
Results: By comparing the groups and the pre-and post-test, the results showed that performing the rope jumping exercises has significantly improved cognitive flexibility in the experimental group.
Conclusion: According to the results, doing rope jumping exercises can improve cognitive flexibility in children and teachers and trainers can use rope jumping exercises to improve children's cognitive dimensions and especially cognitive flexibility.
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