The Effect of Active Video Gaming on Physical Activity Levels of Students with Developmental Disabilities
Author
Schillo, David Richard
Abstract
The purpose was to examine differences in physical activity levels of children (N = 24) with developmental disabilities in traditional adapted physical education activities compared with Nintendo Wii Fit active video gaming activities. Students' physical activity levels were monitored for one adapted physical education practicum session. Physical activity was measured via ActiGraph GT3X+ accelerometer. An dependent groups t-test was used to compare mean accelerometer activity counts per minute between the traditional adapted physical education activities condition and the Nintendo Wii Fit active video gaming condition. Cohen's delta (d) was calculated to provide an estimate of the size of the difference between groups. The difference between physical activity levels of children in traditional adapted physical education activities (8,958 ± 3,580 activity counts per minute) and active video gaming activities (8,834 ± 3,609 activity counts per minute) was not statistically significant (p > 0.05), and the size of the difference was small (d = 0.03).
Date
2014
Citation:
APA:
Schillo, David Richard.
(January 2014).
The Effect of Active Video Gaming on Physical Activity Levels of Students with Developmental Disabilities
(Master's Thesis, East Carolina University). Retrieved from the Scholarship.
(http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4420.)
MLA:
Schillo, David Richard.
The Effect of Active Video Gaming on Physical Activity Levels of Students with Developmental Disabilities.
Master's Thesis. East Carolina University,
January 2014. The Scholarship.
http://hdl.handle.net/10342/4420.
December 10, 2023.
Chicago:
Schillo, David Richard,
“The Effect of Active Video Gaming on Physical Activity Levels of Students with Developmental Disabilities”
(Master's Thesis., East Carolina University,
January 2014).
AMA:
Schillo, David Richard.
The Effect of Active Video Gaming on Physical Activity Levels of Students with Developmental Disabilities
[Master's Thesis]. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University;
January 2014.
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East Carolina University