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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Educ Behav. 2017 Jan 4;44(6):876–884. doi: 10.1177/1090198116686334

Table 1.

Summary of Process Evaluation Methods

Characteristic of Change Model Addressed Year Data Sources Timing for Implementation Assessment Procedures
Completeness: children have opportunity to obtain MVPA
Move Inside: ≥ 10 min/day
Move Outside: ≥ two 20-min sessions of recess & 5 min of structured PA daily
Move to Learn: ≥ two 5-min activities daily
1 Observe intervention implementation Fall: 4 days
Spring: 4 days
Process evaluator used checklist to observe throughout school day; daily mean calculated
Teachers Once per year in Spring Self-completed survey; % weekly goal met calculated
2 & 3 Observe intervention implementation Fall: 1 day
Spring: 1 day
Process evaluator used checklist to observe throughout school day; daily mean calculated
Teachers Once per year in Spring Self-completed survey; % weekly goal met calculated

Fidelity-PA: children were physically active during opportunity
Characteristics of PA Opportunities: ≥ 50% of opportunity time in MVPA
2 & 3 Observe classroom level PA at 5-min intervals Fall: 1 day
Spring: 1 day
Process evaluator used OSRAC-P to observe child PA during intervention components; mean daily % time in PA calculated

Total PA for whole school day: % time spent in Total PA during school day 1 Observe classroom level PA at 5-min intervals Fall: 4 days
Spring: 4 days
Process evaluator used OSRAC-P to observe a subset of children throughout school day; % time in activity calculated
2 & 3 Fall: 1 day
Spring: 1 day

Fidelity-Social environment: modeling & prompting for PA and enjoyment
Social Environment:
-Teachers and adult staff verbally encourage PA in children during all PA time
-Teachers and adult staff actively participate in PA with children during all PA time
1 Observe intervention implementation Fall: 4 days
Spring: 4 days
Process evaluator used checklist to observe throughout school day; daily mean calculated
2 & 3 Fall: 1 day
Spring: 1 day
2 & 3 Teachers Self-completed survey; mean % weekly goal met calculated
2 & 3 Interventionists Interventionists used rating scale; mean calculated
Enjoyment: Children enjoy PA 2 & 3 Observe intervention implementation Fall: 1 day
Spring: 1 day
Process evaluator used checklist to observe throughout school day; daily mean calculated
2 & 3 Teachers Once per year in Spring Self-completed survey; % weekly goal met calculated

Overall Implementation 1–3 Interventionists Once per year in Spring Interventionists used rating scale; mean calculated

Move Inside: adult-led, structured physical activity; Move Outside: recess; Move to Learn: daily lessons; Total PA: light + moderate + vigorous physical activity.

Abbreviations: PA, physical activity; MVPA, moderate to vigorous physical activity.