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Using 2020 Jiangsu Province academic quality monitoring data, the study builds an OLS regression, models non-cognitive abilities via the NEO-FFI framework, and tests mediation using Amos 22.0. 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The Mediating Role of Non-Cognitive Abilities  \nWenye Li, 1 Jijun Yao, 1 Shike Zhou2  \n1. Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China  \n2. Jiangsu Institute of Education Science, Nanjing 210013, China  \n\n| Abstract. Previous studies have found that good physical exercise can promote academic performance, but the underlying mechanism behind this lacks large-scale empirical data. Based on this, we used the 2020 Jiangsu Province academic quality monitoring data to construct an OLS regression. Then, the non-cognitive abilities variable was built with the NEO-FFI Theory, and the mediation effect diagram was drawn through the Amos22.0 software. The study found that: (i) Physical exercise brought academic improvement to elementary and middle school students. (ii) The influence mechanism of physical exercise was different between elementary school and middle school. Students at the elementary school were directly and indirectly affected. (iii) In non-cognitive specific dimensions, openness played a significant and great mediating role.\u003Cbr>Best Evidence in Chinese Education 2021; 8(2):1103-1120.\u003Cbr>Doi: 10.15354/bece.21.or046. |\n| --- |\n| How to Cite: Li, H., Yao J., & Zhou, S. (2021). How does physical exercise affect academic performance? The mediating role ofnon-cognitive abilities. Best Evidence in Chinese Education, 8(2):1103-1120. |\n\nKeywords: Physical Exercise; Non-Cognitive Abilities; Openness; Mediating Effect  \nLiterature Review and Questions  \nENHANCING the physique of the national citizen has always been a livelihood  \nissue of the country’s focus. As an essential means, physical exercise has been  \nhighly valued at different times. Since the launch of “Sunshine Sports” in 2007,  \nthe value of physical exercise has been universally recognized. However, the question parents and teachers are more concerned about is if physical exercise can promote the improvement of academic performance and that is still unclear. Physical exercise can strengthen the body, but spend time on physical exercise instead of extracurricular learning, parents will inevitably worry that the physical exercise “occupies” the study time and causes children’s academic performance to decline. Especially in the critical stage of entering higher education, many schools will even suspend physical exercise courses and increase academic courses. In recent years, the “quiet large class breaks” have also become a microcosm of the embarrassing position of physical exercise. Physical exercise seems to be “unrelated” to improving academic performance, and there is a general situation of“emphasizing academics and neglecting sports”throughout China. In the embarrassing public opinion, what is the relationship between physical exercise and students’ academic performance? High-quality empirical research is urgently needed to find the answer to it. Especially in the context of reducing student’s burdens and increasing students’ efficiency, what physical exercise can bring to education is related to every student, parent, and educator.  \nThe discussion on the relationship between physical exercise and students’ academic performance can be traced back to the 1950s. Based on the sample data of students in third and fifth grades, Gleason et al. (1958) found a weak correlation between physical exercise and students’ academic performance. Subsequent studies have mostly adopted experimental research methods and found that physical exercise can promote academic performance to a certain extent. Such studies were often based on physiology or psychology for theoretical construction. From the perspective of Arousal Theory, it was believed that the physical exercise that students engage in could effectively improve their brain’s execution level and make them have better task performance. How-  \nAbout the Authors: Wenye Li, Graduate Student, School of Educational Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nan  \njing 210023, Jiangsu","cbCaij9iFyZIdSgM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaij9iFyZIdSgM","pdf",530272,18,"English","# Abstract\n## Literature Review and Questions\n## About the Authors\n## Funding and Conflicts of Interests","[{\"question\":\"What data and methods are used to examine the link between physical exercise and academic performance?\",\"answer\":\"The study uses 2020 Jiangsu Province academic quality monitoring data and conducts an OLS regression. 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