SOFIT & SOPLAY as tool of measuring physical activity of children and youths by means of direct observation

Journal Title: Antropomotoryka. Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences - Year 2006, Vol 16, Issue 34

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to present the advantages of collecting data concerning physical activity of children and youths by means of direct observation. The latter seems to be one of the best ways of measuring physical activity of children provided it is carried out in accordance with strictly defined procedures (a uniform system of categorization simultaneous recordings of student activity levels etc.). The article presents two systems of collecting data concerning school and out of school physical activities of students i.e. SOFIT & SOPLAY, both successfully used in over 2000 schools in USA. SOFIT is comprehensive system providing a measure of student activity, lesson content/context, teacher involvement while SOPLAY uses momentary time sampling to record the behavior of each participant as sedentary, walking, or very active.

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Jan Strugarek

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Jan Strugarek (2006). SOFIT & SOPLAY as tool of measuring physical activity of children and youths by means of direct observation . Antropomotoryka. Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences, 16(34), 99-107. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-60034