Can Physical Exercise Promote the Development of Teenagers’ Cognitive Ability?

Abstract

A study published in Journal of East China Normal University (Educational Sciences) explored the relationship between physical exercise and the student’s cognitive ability. The study selected variables related to the student’s cognitive ability from the China Education Panel Study (CEPS), taking the daily average exercise duration of students as the core independent variable, and setting the cognitive ability test score of students as the dependent variable. The researchers used techniques such as the Least Square Regression, Propensity Score Matching, Quantile Regression to explore the influence of physical exercise on students' cognitive ability.