The effect of physical activity in Organized and Unorganized space on characterizes of Perception and cognition among children 7-10 years old

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of physical activity in organized and unorganized space on characterizes of Perception and cognition among children.

The present study was a semi-experimental design with pre-post and post-test design in a field study. The statistical population of this study was children aged 7 to 10 years old in Tabriz. Thirty subjects were selected by purposeful method and divided into two groups of nature school )unorganized environment) and participant in Badminton class constructive environment). Initially, as a pre-test, the Benton and Boyardee Test was performed and then started for 48 hours. In the end, both groups did post-test. Data were analyzed using two way mixed ANOVA and SPSS 22 software at a significance level of 0.05.

Among the main factors of the group )F)1,28)=6.14, P=0.01), time )F)1,28)=11.67, P=0.002) and their interaction )F)1,28)=4.42, P=0.04), there was a significant difference in perceptual characteristics. Also, in the cognitive characteristics, the main factor of time was significant )F)1,28)=58.62, P=0.0001), and interaction between group and time )F)1,28)=4.47, P=0.03). Based on interaction in both features, the unorganized environment group showed better improvement.

Based on the ecological theory of the branch of Gibson’s perception-action and Piaget’s cognition, the different effects of the two environments on perceptual and cognitive qualities can be attributed to the conditions of the environment, in which the unorganized environment showed further effects in the direction of improvement.