Abstract:
Background: It always is a priority for school administrators and policy makers to improve student’s achievement scores. Reducing recess or break time to increase instructional time, has become a common practice in many parts of the world. Recess Breaks during continued subjective undertakings should lessen psychological obstruction and boost learning and accomplishment. Objective: The objective of the study was to analyze the effect of increased recess time, adopting unstructured sports on English reading and Recall scores of 3rd and 4th grade students. Methodology: The study employed a cross-sectional research design with pre-test and post-test scheme, experimental and control group, having 30 students each group from the elementary school of District Okara, Pakistan. The experimental group was assigned with an increased recess time of 60 minutes and the control group with 30 minutes a day. Sample was taken from the school by the simple random sampling using equal allocation, providing same difficulty environment. A scoring system was developed based on standardized tests. Statistical analysis was done by using t- test. Results: Results indicate a significant difference between pre and post scores of experimental groups in English Reading and English Recall. Conclusion: Policy makers and educationists must review policies and procedures regarding recess and must note its role in the academic performance.
Page(s):
47-57
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: THE SKY-International Journal of Physical Education and Sports Sciences (IJPESS), Volume: 6, Issue: 0, Year: 2022