• Effects of physical activity on schoolchildren's academic performance : The Active Smarter Kids (ASK) cluster-randomized controlled trial 

      Resaland, Geir Kåre; Aadland, Eivind; Moe, Vegard Fusche; Aadland, Katrine Nyvoll; Skrede, Turid; Stavnsbo, Mette; Suominen, Laura; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Glosvik, Øyvind; Andersen, John Roger; Kvalheim, Olav M.; Engelsrud, Gunn; Andersen, Lars Bo; Holme, Ingar Morten K.; Ommundsen, Yngvar; Kriemler, Susi; van Mechelen, Willem; McKay, Heather A.; Ekelund, Ulf; Anderssen, Sigmund A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-09-07)
      Objective: To investigate the effect of a seven-month, school-based cluster-randomized controlled trial on academic performance in 10-year-old children. Methods: In total, 1129 fifth-grade children from 57 elementary ...
    • Outsourcing swimming education—experiences and challenges 

      Olstad, Bjørn Harald; Berg, Pernille Ravn; Kjendlie, Per-Ludvik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In Norway, swimming and lifesaving education (swimming education) is an obligatory part of physical education, with explicit learning aims after grade four. After recent reports of Norwegian pupils achieving low scores in ...