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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 5.

Mean and Percent Lesson Time for Student Activity and Lesson Context by and Class Size

Total (n=211) <20 (n=47) 20-39 (n=93) 40-59 (n=49) >60 (n=19) <20 (n=47) 20-39 (n=93) 40-59 (n=49) <60 (n=19)

Student Activity Mean min. SD Mean min. SD Mean min. SD Mean min. SD p Mean % SD Mean % SD Mean % SD Mean % SD p
Lying Down 0.64 0.38 0.72 0.39 0.8 0.30 0.61 0.35 0.76 .789 0.88 1.69 0.94 1.98 0.62 1.29 0.79 1.74 .645
Sitting 18.68 8.86 5.99 9.96 6.49 13.21 7.70 15.62 7.8 .005 20.68 13.93 23.28 14.51 27.26 13.70 33.75 15.93 .053
Standing 28.13 17.51 5.4 15.03 5.87 16.41 6.02 15.31 4.91 .645 41.55 12.95 35.33 12.9 36.06 14.61 33.46 9.60 .190
Walking 18.08 10.10 5.01 10.98 4.44 9.83 4.29 7.67 5.50 .403 23.9 11.61 26.25 10.75 21.32 9.62 16.98 12.52 .114
Very Active 10.90 5.44 2.96 5.94 3.02 6.90 3.44 6.74 3.72 .044 12.97 7.44 14.19 7.30 14.74 7.15 15.02 8.35 .356
MVPA 28.98 15.54 5.62 16.92 5.43 16.73 5.55 14.41 6.9 .447 36.87 13.47 40.44 13.60 36.06 12.04 32.00 15.9 .521
Lesson Context
Management 17.73 8.17 4.9 9.12 5.24 13.08 5.55 13.4 7.01 .000 19.44 11.14 21.27 11.57 28.08 11.99 28.77 13.82 .000
Knowledge 11.31 6.65 4.53 6.67 3.86 5.97 3.85 6.51 3.56 .264 15.49 10.54 15.87 9.06 12.55 7.40 14.01 7.14 .032
Fitness 18.52 11.27 11.29 10.28 9.07 9.12 8.78 12.33 10.86 .655 26.65 27.3 24.61 22.11 18.83 16.97 28.21 26.12 .412
Skill 10.35 6.82 9.69 7.29 9.79 2.75 5.61 4.28 8.73 .007 15.63 22.41 17.05 22.99 6.27 12.69 9.40 19.17 .006
Game 15.7 9.34 9.74 7.43 9.35 12.81 10.72 7.04 8.85 .011 22.7 24.59 17.44 21.78 27.43 22.87 14.78 18.61 .003
Free Play 2.83 0.04 0.18 1.51 5.31 2.91 8.20 2.12 9.25 .217 0.09 0.44 3.76 13.33 6.82 19.10 4.82 21.03 .225