Date of Award

8-2017

Document Type

Action Research Project

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Education

Department

Education

First Advisor

Cara Rieckenberg

Department/School

Education

Abstract

The purpose of this action research study was to see whether calming movement breaks lead to a greater increase in accuracy in mathematical fact fluency than cardiovascular movement breaks within our first and fifth-grade classrooms. There were 20 first grade and 31 fifth grade participants in this study. Data was collected through math fact fluency assessments given two times a week as well as teacher observations and pre- and post- surveys. Although there was positive growth in fact fluency accuracy in both grade levels and movement groups, it cannot be conclusively determined if calming movement breaks had a greater influence on math fact fluency. Therefore, until more research is done and one kind of movement break is shown to have a greater effect on student achievement, it is important to continue using both calming and cardiovascular movement breaks in the classroom.

Keywords: calming movement break, cardiovascular movement break, math fact fluency, first grade, fifth grade, elementary

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