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Table 2 The different measures collected and the time of year they were collected

From: A quasi-experimental cross-disciplinary evaluation of the impacts of education outside the classroom on pupils’ physical activity, well-being and learning: the TEACHOUT study protocol

Construct/Measure

Instrument/method for data collection

Number of items/tasks

Time of collection

Pupils’ academic performance in Reading and Mathematics

Sentence reading test [36]

Mathematical basic skills test [37]

Reading: 15–24 tasks

Maths: 50–87 tasks

August 2014 and May 2015

Pupils’ social relations

Social Network Analysis

Social Cognitive Mapping

21

August 2014 and May 2015

Pupils’ well-being

Strength and Difficulty Questionnaire [44]

25

August 2014 and May 2015

Pupils’ motivation for school

Academic Self-Regulation Questionnaire [51]

17

August 2014 and May 2015

Pupils’ physical activity

Axivity, AX3 accelerometers

 

10 day periods from November 2014 to June 2015

Contexts of the PA

Schools’ class time tables

Activity questionnaires

Questionnaire:

50 items

10 day periods from November 2014 to June 2015

Pupils’ height, weight and BMI

Height Measure

Body Composition Monitor

 

At the beginning of the 10 day periods from November 2014 to June 2015

Pupils’ background

Electronic Questionnaire to parents

33

March 2015

Teachers’ background

Electronic questionnaire

13

March 2015

Degree of implementation of EOTC

Online platform

16

Throughout the school year

Processes and interactions of importance to social relations, well-being and motivation

Qualitative case observations, focus-group interviews and personal interviews

 

Throughout the school year

Learning processes

Qualitative case observations, focus-group interviews and personal interviews

 

Throughout the school year