tackling SB in school and at home Flashcards
what three factors are important to consider when planning an intervention to tackle SB
what is the behavior and why is it being targeted
what are the mediators/mecahnisms of change
what stratergies are there to change the behaviour
Name and describe two types of active learning
Active breaks: 2-3 mins of movement incorperated into a lesson or during breaks between lessons
Active lessons: integration of movement into a lesson plan
CDC results of school based physical activity and outcomes
50% of associations positive
48% not significant
CDC results specifically looking at active learning
9 studies
8/9 showed positive effects
Norris review of physically active lessons
11 studies but only 3 condsidered educational outcomes
outcomes improved or no different
Netherlands intervention primary research paper
499 kids
2 years of 3x week PAL
=4 months of learning gain
also improved enjoyment and improved attention to task
Evidence summary: what do PAL not achieve
increase in overall daily PA
decrease in overall daily SB
Evidence summary: what may PAL achieve
increased PA in classroom
decreased SB in classroom
Increased attention to task in classroom
Increased academic achievement in some subjects
increased enjoyment of learning
Evidence summary: physically active breaks can achieve
increased PA in classroom
give some limitations of the current evidence regarding PAL
short duration of interventions
lack of follow up
interventions often not designed with behaviour theory
don’t use inclinometers to measure sitting time
lack of generalisability (USA and Australasia)
lack of implementation data
small sample sizes
Briefly explain what the behaviour change wheel is
systematic way of identifying relevant intervention functions and policy catagories based on what is understood about the target behaviour
what are the three componants of the behaviour change wheel
Forces: which shape or drive behaviour
Intervention functions/techniques: ways to influence the forces/change them
Policy catagories: which enable/support the implementation of the intervention functions
Define capability and the two aspects of it
A person’s physical and psychological ability to engage with an activity
Physical: can they do the actions required for engagement which may need ability or proficiency and that are learned through pracice
Psychological: do they have the ability to carry out the mental processes or the mental skills required to perform a behaviour
Define opportunity and the two aspects of it
the combo of external and internal social and physical factors which make wanted behaviours more likely or unwanted ones less likely
Physical: any aspect of the environment which encourages or discourages a behaviour
Social: influences from familiy/friends/collegues either by direct support or by altering the way people think about an intervention
Define motivation and the two aspects of it
the sum of internal influences which energise and direct behaviour e.g psychological influence, motives, beliefs and inhibitions
Reflective: values and beliefs about what is important, concious intentions and decisions
Autonmatic: emtional responses, desires and habits due to associative learning and physiological states
