Table 3.

Brief details of each instrument included in the review

Assessment instrument (alphabetical order of acronym)	Organization (if relevant)	Country	Intended target age of instrument	Assessment categories according to authors	Type of assessment	Targeted assessors (if not self-report)
1. Adolescent Physical Literacy Questionnaire (APLQ)	N/A	Iran	12–18 years	Psychological and behavioral Knowledge and awareness Physical competence and activity	Self-report	N/A
2. Chinese Assessment and Evaluation of Physical Literacy (CAEPL)	Shanghai University Sport	China	6–18 years	Intentions of physical activity Knowledge of physical activity Behaviors of physical activity Motor/sport skills for physical activity Physical fitness	Self-report	N/A
3. Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy (CAPL version 2)	Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Group (HALO)	Canada	8–12 years	Physical competence Daily behavior Motivation and confidence Knowledge and understanding	Self-report, objective	Trained assessors
4. Physical Literacy Charting Tool (IPLA)	International Physical Literacy Association	UK	No age specification	Motivation Confidence Physical competence Knowledge and understanding	Self-report	N/A
5. Passport for Life (PFL)	Physical & Health Education Canada	Canada	Children and adolescents	Active participation Living skills Fitness skills Movement skills	Self-report, objective	Trained assessors
6. Physical Literacy self-Assessment Questionnaire (PLAQ)	N/A	China	Grades 3–6 (8–12 years)	Physical competence Affective Knowledge and understanding Behavior of physical activity	Self-report	N/A
7. PLAYbasic	Sport for Life Society	Canada	7–12 years	Physical competence	Objective	Trained assessors
8. PLAYcoach	Sport for Life Society	Canada	7–12 years	Physical competence Knowledge and understanding	Proxy report	Coaches
9. PLAYfun	Sport for Life Society	Canada	7–12 years	Physical competence	Objective	Trained assessors
10. PLAYself	Sport for Life Society	Canada	7–12 years	Physical competence Knowledge and understanding	Self-report	N/A
11. Physical Literacy in Children Questionnaire (PL-C Quest)	Sport Australia	Australia	4–12 years	Physical Psychological Social Cognitive	Self-report	N/A
12. Portuguese Physical Literacy Assessment Questionnaire (PPLA-Q)	N/A	Portugal	15–18 years	Physical Psychological Social Cognitive	Self-report	N/A
13. Perceptions of Physical Literacy for Middle-School Students (PPLMS)	N/A	USA	11–13 years	Ability Confidence Desire	Self-report	N/A
14. Perceived Physical Literacy Inventory (PPLI)	N/A	China	12–18 years	Intentions of physical activity Knowledge of physical activity Behaviors of physical activity Motor/sport skills for physical activity Physical fitness	Self-report	N/A

N/A not applicable, IPLA International Physical Literacy Association