Table 3.

Practicality reporting of observational school audit tool studies (n = 30).

ID		How many items in observational component?	How long does it take to complete?	What device is used (i.e., paper vs electronic)?	How many raters are there per school?	What is the expertise of the rater(s)?	How are the rater (s) trained?	Total Items Reported
1	ACTION! Staff Audit	50+			1 to 2	Research staff assisted by school personnel		3
2	Adachi et al, 2013	~4 items for each vending machine						1
3	Belansky et al, 2013	80+	~1 day		2			3
4	Branding Checklist	24			2	Research staff		3
5	Co-SEA			Software application (audit + photos)	1			2
5.1	Co-SEA Unadapted				1 (with occasional auditor)	Research staff	2 in-person trainings	3
6	EAPRS	600+ items in 14 exposure categories	Average 67 min	Pencil/paper	2	Research staff	Trained by senior staff, supervised audit	6
7	ENDORSE	38 items in 4 categories			2			2
8	Food Decision Environment Tool	50+	1–2 h		1 to 2	Economics and public health nutrition faculty		4
9	GRF-OT	7 items in 2 categories	30–45 min (before and during recess)		2	Research staff	Multi-day in-person series, supervised audit	5
10	Hecht et al, 2017				2	Research staff		2
11	ISAT	Range: 21–44 (Countries varied) in 6 categories	57 min on average (Range: 15–160)	Pencil/paper	1 (5% had 2)	Research staff	In-person training, web-based exam, supervised audit	6
12	Laurie et al, 2017	13				National Department of Basic Education fieldworkers		2
13	LCFO	>50	−25 min (less in elementary schools)		1 to 2	Research staff	2.5 h in-person, supervised audit	5
14	PARA	−50	10 min on average (up to 30 min)		2	Research staff	4–8 in-person and 6 field hours, supervised audit	5
14.1	PARA (Adapted)	−40			1 (with occasional auditor)	Community liaisons hired by research staff	In-person, supervised audit	4
15	Patel et al, 2009	−25	1.5 h, before and during lunch		At least 2	Community–academic partnership team	3 h in-person training	5
16	School Food Environment Scan	52	1 lunch period (over 2 different days)	Pencil/paper + photos	2	Enumerator/Dietetic Intern		5
17	School Lunchroom Audits	Range: 9–15 (Intervention groups varied)				Research staff		2
18	SF-EAT	8 detailed items + photos		Pencil/paper + photos	1 to 2	Research staff		4
19	SNDA-III	20		Pencil/paper				2
20	SNEO	25				Research staff	Trained by senior staff	3
21	SPACE Checklist	14			2	Research staff		3
22	SPAN-ET	50+ items in 27 categories	10–12 h (includes non-obs. Items)		2	County extension educators, school personnel	2-day (10 h) in-person	5
23	SPEEDY	44 items in 6 categories	30 min	Pencil/paper	2 to 5		Full day in-person, supervised audit	5
23.1	SPEEDY (Adapted; Dias et al., 2017)	8 items in 1 category		Pencil/paper	1	Research staff		4
23.2	SPEEDY (Adapted; Harrison et al., 2016)	47 items in 6 categories		Pencil/paper		Research staff		3
23.3	SPEEDY (Adapted; Tarun et al., 2017)	39 items in 6 categories		Pencil/paper	2 (sometimes accompanied by 3rd school official)	Research staff	5 h, in-person	5
23.4	SPEEDY (Unadapted; Chalkley et al., 2018)			Pencil/paper	1	Research staff		3
23.5	SPEEDY (Unadapted; Hyndman and Chancellor, 2017)	44 items in 6 categories	30 min	Pencil/paper				3