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What is Brain Break

Enriching Teaching and Learning Environments With Contemporary Technologies
It is a break in education to facilitate learning and remembering.
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Development of Attitudes Towards Assessment and Evaluation Course: Brain Breaks® Videos
Bijen Filiz (Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3383-3.ch009
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Brain Breaks® videos on preservice teachers' attitudes towards an Assessment and Evaluation course. The experimental group consisted of 47 preservice teachers of the Department of Physical Education and Sports Teacher. The control group consisted of 55 preservice teachers of the Department of Preschool Education. Pre-test-posttest control group experimental method was used. Data were collected using the attitude scale towards Assessment and Evaluation Course in Education. The experimental group watched Brain Breaks® videos and performed physical activity in the Assessment and Evaluation course for 12 weeks. Brain Breaks® videos improved the experimental group participants' cognitive levels and attitudes towards the Assessment and Evaluation course. However, there was a slight negative shift in the control group participants' attitudes towards the Assessment and Evaluation course. Results indicate that Brain Breaks® videos improve students' attitudes towards academic courses.
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