Test Your Knowledge Form: Analysis of Recess Article and Key Concepts

This assignment is a 'Test Your Knowledge Form' analyzing an article on the importance of recess. The assignment requires the student to identify the main idea, three supporting facts, connections to other readings, examples of bias or faulty reasoning, and new terms/concepts discussed in the article. The student highlights the significance of physical activity and the need for playgrounds, while also pointing out potential biases related to the limited focus on solely academic aspects of child development. A key concept defined is 'Diminished Recess,' referring to a reduction in recess time used for play and physical activity, often as a form of punishment. The assignment aims to deepen the student's understanding of the article's arguments and its implications for child development and education.

Test Your Knowledge Form
Your name:
Your e-mail address:
Your instructor’s name:
Your instructor’s e-mail address:
Course name and number:
School:
Today’s date:
Your text title:
Title and number of article/issue: Importance of recess
Briefly state the main
idea of this article/issue:
The main issue that has been discussed
here is the necessity recess holds and the
role it plays in the growth of a child.
List three important facts
the author uses to support
the main idea:
Importance of physical activity, need for
playgrounds in school and health crisis.
What information or ideas discussed in this
article/issue are also discussed in your
textbook or other readings that you have
done? List the textbook, chapters, and
page numbers:
The need for awareness related to health
and need for inculcating playgrounds as a
part of school.
List any examples of bias or faulty
reasoning that you found in the
article/issue:
Though acedemics is necessary, yet
acedemics is not the only aspect that helps
or assists in growth of children. There are a
lot of other options such as extra curricular
activities or playtime or teaching children
craft, each one of these is something that
builds a child's mind or helps them realise
their paths. Just play or acedemics have
been focused in the article, while there is a
lot more that helps children to grow. Even the
legal as well as non -legal organizations
working for betterment have their aims or
goals specified, while none of them has their
aim towards the child or his /her growth.
However, indirectly, all of them are working
for the same purpose itself, yet there is no
intention of the organizations to make it a
friendly space or creative space for students
or children to relax or engage in any kind of

physical activity. Physical activity of 60
minutes is an essential aspect when related
with the authoritial scenario.
List any new terms/concepts that
were discussed in the article/issue, and
write a short definition:
Diminished Recess: Reduction in the time of
recess that is utilized by students to play and
engage in physical activity, as a mode of
punishment.