Abstract
Purpose: Literature suggests that physical exercise can improve learning. To evaluate the impact of physical exercise during lectures on the learning outcomes of 1st-year male students at the College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Method: 60 students from the College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were included in this study. These students were divided into two groups: A control group (n=30) and an intervention group (n=30). The students first completed pretests before joining a lecture. Then, during the lecture, the intervention group was asked to perform physical exercises every 10 minutes, for a duration of 1 minute, while the control group remained seated. A posttest was administered after the lecture. Using a significance level of 0.05, the paired-tests were used to compare the exam results of the participant groups between pre- and posttest scores. The study also compared the mean values of students’ posttest scores for both groups.
Results: There were significant differences (p 0.05). The results show that physical exercise during lectures can help to improve the learning outcomes of medical students.
Conclusion: It is beneficial to incorporate physical exercises whilst attending lectures since it helps improve learning outcomes of students.
Recommended Citation
Alfahaad, Hamad; Alumair, Bakhaitan; and Magzoub, Mohi Eldin
(2021)
"Impact of Intra-Lecture Physical Exercise on the Learning Outcomes of Medical Students,"
Health Professions Education: Vol. 7:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://hpe.researchcommons.org/journal/vol7/iss1/3
