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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Phys Act Health. 2011 May 12;9(4):481–491. doi: 10.1123/jpah.9.4.481

Table 2.

Mean Minutes of Lesson Time and Percent Lesson Time for Student Activity and Lesson Context by Grade Level

All Classes (n=211) 3rd (n=74) 4th (n=72) 5th (n=65)

Student Activity Mean Min. SD Mean % SD Mean Min. SD Mean % SD Mean Min. SD Mean % SD Mean Min. SD Mean % SD
Lying Down 0.36 0.73 0.84 1.74 0.43 0.81 1.02 2.05 0.38 0.76 0.86 1.7 0.27 0.60 0.61 1.34
Sitting 10.90 7.1 24.44 14.72 10.86 7.06 24.54 14.69 11.91 7.38 26.32 14.66 9.88 6.76 22.24 14.73
Standing 15.97 5.8 36.8 13.3 16.31 5.71 38.02 13.23 15.73 6.05 35.87 13.86 15.83 5.68 36.44 12.81
Walking 10.19 4.68 23.66 11.11 9.25 4.41 21.74 10.36 9.94 4.53 22.89 11.08 11.52 4.91 26.71 11.49
Very Active 6.18 3.28 14.26 7.59 6.34 3.29 14.69 7.35 6.17 3.53 14.05 7.58 6.01 3.23 13.99 7.95
MVPA 16.37 5.69 37.92 13.69 15.59 5.68 36.43 13.35 16.12 5.63 36.94 13.68 17.54 5.67 40.7 13.88
Lesson Context
Management 10.25 5.79 23.2 12.33 10.61 6.29 24.16 13.47 10.12 5.58 22.73 11.9 9.98 5.46 22.63 11.54
Knowledge 6.47 3.95 14.8 8.9 6.53 4.24 14.97 9.52 7.07 3.64 16.01 7.98 5.74 3.88 13.26 9.05
Fitness 10.49 9.64 24.23 22.67 10.28 9.30 23.81 22.35 10.05 9.06 23.2 21.58 11.24 10.71 25.82 24.42
Skill 5.86 8.97 13.54 20.81 5.36 8.40 12.43 19.4 6.12 8.96 13.93 20.57 6.13 9.69 14.36 22.8
Game 9.00 9.88 20.54 22.64 9.15 9.22 21.3 22.05 9.17 10.42 20.37 22.93 8.64 10.12 19.83 23.28
Free Play 1.54 6.01 3.7 14.31 1.26 5.44 3.31 14.17 1.59 5.65 3.74 13.18 1.79 7.00 4.09 15.79