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Direct linkOppezzo, Marily Ann; Dohmen, Ilsa; Schwartz, Daniel L. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
It is often assumed when students fidget they are not on task. Two within-subject studies challenge this assumption by testing the effect of allowing fidgeting on three types of thinking: speeded mental math (Study 1), brainstorming and memory (Study 2). Study 1 showed that student's performance on speeded math was no different when performed in a…
Descriptors: Motion, Human Body, Creativity, Thinking Skills
