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Table 5 Summary of Physical Literacy Knowledge Questionnaire recommendations from Delphi Panel of 19 international experts

From: Physical Literacy Knowledge Questionnaire: feasibility, validity, and reliability for Canadian children aged 8 to 12 years

The Knowledge and Understanding domain should include:

Strongly agree

Agree

Neutral

Disagree

Strongly disagree

Consensus

Self-reported sedentary time

12%

35%

12%

24%

18%

No

Self-reported sleep time

12%

29%

6%

29%

24%

No

Knowledge of daily MVPA guidelines

53%

35%

6%

0%

0%

Yes

Knowledge of screen time guidelines

35%

53%

12%

0%

0%

Yes

The meaning of cardiorespiratory fitness

35%

59%

0%

6%

0%

Yes

The meaning of muscular strength/endurance

29%

53%

6%

6%

6%

Yes

The meaning of “healthy”

29%

41%

29%

0%

0%

No

Ability to identify the skill being performed

18%

18%

59%

6%

0%

No

Understanding the benefits of PA (missing words question)

1%

41%

41%

0%

0%

No

Summer sunscreen use

0%

18%

41%

12%

29%

No

Winter sunscreen use

0%

6%

47%

18%

29%

No

Safety gear use

6%

65%

12%

18%

0%

No

How to get better at a sport skill

47%

41%

12%

0%

0%

Yes

How to get in better shape

35%

59%

6%

0%

0%

Yes

Item analysis should be conducted on each question to determine which questions are retained in the final questionnaire

37%

53%

11%

0%

0%

Yes

Question 16 (indicate which foods are healthy/unhealthy) should not be included as it assesses diet rather than physical literacy

11%

47%

26%

11%

5%

No

A question that assesses the child’s knowledge relative to strength and muscular endurance should be added

16%

79%

5%

0%

0%

Yes

When assessing physical literacy it is important to include a question about the child’s use of active modes of transportation

21%

68%

5%

0%

5%

Yes

Cognition, attitudes, and efficacy measures should be norm referenced

5%

21%

26%

47%

0%

No

A question regarding the number of days per week that children participate in MVPA should be added to the CAPL protocol

32%

63%

5%

0%

0%

Yes

The option to calculate a Knowledge and Understanding domain composite score should be provided

41%

41%

18%

0%

0%

Yes

Each Knowledge and Understanding question should be assigned equal weighting when calculating an overall activity knowledge score

29%

29%

6%

29%

6%

No

  1. Note: Open-ended Round #1 responses had consensus that a physical activity knowledge assessment should be included in the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy. Bold items achieved consensus among Delphi participants
  2. CAPL Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy, MVPA moderate to vigorous physical activity, PA physical activity