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Overview
Target Behavior: Physical Activity
Intervention Type: Direct Education, Social Marketing, PSE Change
Intervention Reach and Adoption
Setting: Child Care, School
Target Audience: Preschool (<5 years old), Elementary School, Middle School, High School
Race/Ethnicity: All
Intervention Components
Intervention Materials
Intervention Costs
Evidence Summary
- Physical activity
- Physical fitness
- Lesson context and teacher behavior
- Academic achievement
- Motor skill development
- Student enjoyment of the program
- Adiposity
- Long term effects/institutionalization
- https://sparkpe.org/what-is-spark/
A list of publications and research outcomes on SPARK can be found here: https://sparkpe.org/publications/outcomes
Classification: Research-tested
Evaluation Indicators
Readiness and Capacity – Short Term (ST) | Changes – Medium Term (MT) | Effectiveness and Maintenance – Long Term (LT) | Population Results (R) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Individual | ST3 | MT3 | LT3 | |
Environmental Settings | ST5, ST6, ST7 | MT6 | LT6, LT7, LT8, LT9, LT10, LT11 | |
Sectors of Influence | MT12 |
Evaluation Materials
- Formative/Needs Assessment
- Workshop Evaluation
- Program Evaluation
- Lesson Quality Assessments
Additional evaluation tools, such as tools for measuring moderate to vigorous physical activity and student assessments are also available: https://sparkpe.org/standards/assessment-tools/
Additional Information
Contact Person(s):
Julie Frank
2525 Lemond St. SW
Owatonna, MN 55060
Phone: 1-833-73-SPARK
Email: spark@sparkpe.org
*Updated as of August 25, 2023