Nov. 18, 2016: How wearing fitness trackers affects physical activity among kids
by Michelle Saport |
Activity trackers for kids: Are kids more active if they get more feedback? Friday, Nov. 18, noon ISER Conference Room - 1901 Bragaw Street, Suite 301
The Anchorage School District and Providence Alaska Medical Center have made wearable activity trackers available for Anchorage school students who choose to use them. Mouhcine Guettabi, an assistant professor of economics at ISER, is assessing how wearing these devices affects physical activity among school kids. In a recent experiment, he gave students in grades three through six different levels of access to feedback from the activity trackers. Some students could go online any time to get information, but others could get feedback only once every two weeks. Join us at ISER to hear Dr. Guettabi discuss whether having more access to feedback made kids more active.
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