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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to develop an implementation strategy to improve the use and sustainment of active learning in elementary schools and to conduct a feasibility study to evaluate the impact of the developed implementation strategy on the implementation and effectiveness of active learning.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 5 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • lead teachers that teach kindergarten to fifth grade - children in kindergarten to fifth grade

Exclusion Criteria

  • non English or Spanish speaking

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
implementation strategy for active learning to promote physical activity
  • Behavioral: implementation strategy for active learning to promote physical activity
    The experimental arm includes using a multifaceted implementation strategy to support the use of active learning approaches. The strategy will consist of a series of skills-based staff trainings, identifying program champions to help lead efforts within the school, establishing an audit and feedback system to monitor the use of active learning, and a reinforcement system to recognize staff who are successfully implementing.
Active Comparator
Usual Implementation support
  • Behavioral: Usual Implementation support
    Usual support consists of the potential to access general resources from the district wellness department. These resources include access to funds to send staff to external trainings and general guidance for how to use active learning approaches.

Recruiting Locations

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Contact:
Timothy J Walker, PhD
713-500-9664
Timothy.J.Walker@uth.tmc.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Contact

Timothy J Walker, PhD
(713) 500-9664
Timothy.J.Walker@uth.tmc.edu

Notice

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