研究顯示:站着上課能提升學生的認知能力

Do students think best when on their feet? A new study by the Texas A&M University indicates they do.

站着上課有助於學生更有效率地思考？德克薩斯農機大學的一項新研究表明：確實如此。

Ranjana Mehta, Ph.D., assistant professor at the Texas A&M School of Public Health, researched freshman high school students with who used standing desks. Testing was performed at the beginning and again at the end of their freshman year.

德克薩斯農機大學公共衛生學助理教授Ranjana Mehta調查了那些使用站立式課桌的高一新生。調查結果分別取自新學年的開始階段以及期末階段。

"Test results indicated that continued use of standing desks was associated with significant improvements in executive function and working memory capabilities," Mehta said. "Changes in corresponding brain activation patterns were also observed."

“實驗結果顯示，持續使用站立式課桌的學生的執行力和工作記憶容量都有顯著的提高。”Mehta說道。“同時我們也觀察到相應的大腦激活模式發生了相應的變化。”

"Interestingly, our research showed the use of standing desks improved neurocognitive function, which is consistent with results from previous studies on school-based exercise programs," Mehta said. "The next step would be to directly compare the neurocognitive benefits of standing desks to school-based exercise programs."

“有趣的是，我們的調查表明，站立式辦公能夠改善神經認知功能，這和此前的學校運動項目研究結果是一致的。”Mehta說道。“下一步，我們將會在這兩者之間做出直接的對比。”

"There has been lots of anecdotal evidence from teachers that students focused and behaved better while using standing desks," added Mark Benden, Ph.D., CPE, co-researcher and director of the Texas A&M Ergonomics Center.

“有大量來自教師的證據證明，使用站立式課桌的學生注意力和表現較好。來自德克薩斯農機大學人機中心的研究指導人員Mark Benden這樣說道。

Continued investigation of this research may have strong implications for policy makers, public health professionals and school administrators to consider simple and sustainable environmental changes in classrooms that can effectively increase energy expenditure and physical activity as well as enhance cognitive development and education outcomes.

該項研究持續的調查結果可能會對政策制定者，公共衛生專業人員和學校管理人員有着強烈的影響。他們會認識到，簡潔、可持續的環境變化的教室可以有效地增加學生的能量消耗和體力活動，也會提升認知方面以及教學成果方面的發展。