Saturday, March 21, 2015: 9:15 AM-10:30 AM
Convention Center: 310
Physical Activity: Physical Activity During the School Day
Intended Audience: Post Secondary Student, Post Secondary Instructor/Faculty
| Speaker: | Thomas L. McKenzie, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA |
Data are needed to advocate for programs. This session provides participants an opportunity to be better informed about the advantages and disadvantages of using direct observation to assess physical activity and its contexts; published observation tools for assessing physical activity and related contextual variables in various settings, including physical education (SOFIT), leisure time at school (SOPLAY), and community parks and recreation centers (SOPARC); and, viable procedures for training reliable observers and managing and analyzing data.
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