Description: SOPLAY is a validated tool for directly observing physical activity and associated environmental characteristics in free play settings (e.g., recess and lunch at school).
What is soplay in PE?
SOPLAY is a direct observation tool for assessing use in free play settings. The tool provides protocols for observers to track users physical activity levels, activity types, genders, and estimated age and race/ethnicity groupings during a specified time frame using momentary time sampling.
What is the meaning of soplay?
The System for Observing Play and Leisure Activity in Youth (SOPLAY) is based on momentary time sampling techniques in which systematic and periodic scans of individuals and contextual factors within pre-determined target areas are made.
What is the difference between Sofit and Soplay?
SOFIT is comprehensive system providing a measure of student activity, lesson content/context, teacher involvement while SOPLAY uses momentary time sampling to record the behavior of each participant as sedentary, walking, or very active.
What does sofit stand for?
The System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time (SOFIT) as a Measure of Energy Expenditure During Classroom-Based Physical Activity - PMC.
Unfortunately, SOPlayer has been removed from both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, so it is no longer available for use on Apple devices. However, it may still function on television sets because third-party applications can be downloaded there.
Related links
Leisure-time physical activity in school environments
by TL McKenzie 2000 Cited by 658 SOPLAY (System for Observing Play and Leisure Activity in Youth). SOPLAY uses momentary time sampling to record the activity of each individual as sedentary
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