Online Preschool Teacher Training to Promote Physical Activity in Young Children: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Autor/inn/en	Hoffman, Jessica A.; Schmidt, Ellyn M.; Arguello, Diego J.; Eyllon, Mara N.; Castaneda-Sceppa, Carmen; Cloutier, Gregory; Hillman, Charles H.
Titel	Online Preschool Teacher Training to Promote Physical Activity in Young Children: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Quelle	In: School Psychology, 35 (2020) 2, S.118-127 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hoffman, Jessica A.) ORCID (Hillman, Charles H.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2578-4218
DOI	10.1037/spq0000349
Schlagwörter	Online Courses; Physical Activity Level; Preschool Teachers; Faculty Development; Preschool Children; Wellness; Intervention; Student Characteristics; Program Implementation; Fidelity; Teacher Characteristics; Body Composition; Body Height; Body Weight; Play; Massachusetts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Online course; Online-Kurs; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Well being; Well-being; Wohlbefinden; Körpergröße; Körpergewicht; Spiel; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	This study tested the Wellness Enhancing Physical Activity in Young Children (WE PLAY) program, a 4-week online preschool teacher training, on children's moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). In this cluster RCT, six Head Start preschools were randomized to an intervention and comparison group. Children's MVPA was measured using accelerometers at pre- and posttest. The magnitude of the difference in MVPA between groups at posttest was small, but in the expected direction: [delta] min/hour = 1.60, 95% CI [-0.97, 4.18], p = 0.22, Cohen's d = 0.32. We observed a pre/post within group increase in average minutes per hour of MVPA in school with a medium effect size for the intervention group: [delta] mean min/hour = 2.09, 95% CI [0.51, 3.67], p = 0.0096, Cohen's d = 0.42. An increase was not seen for the comparison group: [delta] mean min/hour = 0.44, 95% CI [-0.70, 1.59], p = 0.45, Cohen's d = 0.07. WE PLAY children in 6 hr/day programs gained 63 min of MVPA per week in school, providing preliminary evidence of the benefits of WE PLAY on children's physical activity levels. WE PLAY deserves further testing with larger groups of children and teachers. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01