title: [Relationship between general motor activity of children at school and the duration of school tasks].
abstract: A behavioural study was carried out with 20 children aged from 6 to 7 years attending the first year of primary school from 9:00 to 10:00 A.M. and 2:00 to 3:00 P.M. It appeared that the frequency and duration of getting up and moving around increased from the beginning to the end of both time intervals. There are significant positive correlations between these parameters and the duration of school tasks. It can be suggested that the general activity level is increased as a consequence of restraining children's general body activity and/or imposing on them sustained mental investment in school tasks.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D012574:Schools; D013850:Thinking; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Relations entre l'activité motrice générale des enfants à l'école et la durée des tâches scolaires.