About this trial

A dynamic school day is a school day that involves regular interruptions of sedentary learning with moments of physical activity. Many Dutch primary schools have thus far not succeeded in making their school day more 'dynamic' .

In this project, the researchers will develop an educational innovation to support schools in the development of a dynamic school day that is tailored to their local context. To determine the effectiveness of the educational innovation, the researchers will study the implementation process and assess the effectiveness.

The research questions for the researcher project are:

1. To what extend are school teams successful in the development and implementation of a tailored dynamic school day, and what are facilitating and hindering factors during implementation? 2. What is the effect of the tailored dynamic school day on 8 - 12 year old pupils? Sedentary time and physical activity behavior, wellbeing and in class behavior will be assessed.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

all teachers

a board member

all pupils from grade 4 - 8 (Dutch system, age 8 - 12)

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

educational innovation dynamic school day
Other intervention
Schools will form a community of practice, and will be supported with regular workshop to develop a dynamic school day that matches the local context.
e-learning on a dynamic school day
Other intervention
Schools will form a community of practice, and will develop a dynamic school day that matches their local context using e-learning materials
expert schools
Other intervention
Schools that have developed a local dynamic school day without additional support

Treatment groups

980 Participants

are divided into 3 treatment groups

Group A: expert schoolsOther 1 intervention

Group B: Cohort 1Experimental treatment 1 intervention

Group C: Cohort 2Experimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

process evaluation - questionnaire

Questionnaire on experiences with the implementation of the dynamic school day

Time frame

During the year of development (1st year of participation) 2 times (fall + spring school year). After that once a year (spring school year) until the end of the study which may be 2 or 3 years depending on the cohort.

2

Process evaluation - semi structured interview

Semi structured interview on school policy focussed on aspects that are related to a dynamic school day

Time frame

1 time per year until the end of the study (spring school year) which is 2 or 3 years depending on the cohort

3

Process evaluation - observations within the school

Observations within 2 classrooms to assess physical activity behavior during the school day

Time frame

During the year of development (1st year of participation) 2 times (fall + spring school year). After that once a year (spring school year) until the end of the study which may be 2 or 3 years depending on the cohort.

4

Process evaluation - analysis of teaching schedules

Teacher schedules and overview of minutes of physical activity during the schoolday to assess how many active minutes are reached.

Time frame

During the year of development (1st year of participation) 2 times (fall + spring school year). After that once a year (spring school year) until the end of the study which may be 2 or 3 years depending on the cohort.

Secondary outcomes

1

effect evaluation - wellbeing pupils

wellbeing questionnaire completed by parent of 8-12 year old pupils

Time frame

During the year of development (1st year of participation) 2 times (fall + spring school year). After that once a year (spring school year) until the end of the study which may be 2 or 3 years depending on the cohort.

2

effect evaluation - on-task behavior

observation within two class rooms to count the number of pupils that show on-task behavior (measured on Tuesday and Thursday)

Time frame

During the year of development (1st year of participation) 2 times (fall + spring school year). After that once a year (spring school year) until the end of the study which may be 2 or 3 years depending on the cohort.

3

effect evaluation - physical activity behavior

Pupils will wear an accelerometer on their hip during 5 days: Monday morning - Friday afternoon

Time frame

During the year of development (1st year of participation) 2 weeks (fall + spring school year). After that one week per year (spring school year) until the end of the study which may be 2 or 3 years depending on the cohort.

Locations

This trial has no locations.

A Study on an Educational Tool for the Development of a Tailored Dynamic School Day in Dutch Primary Schools.

About this trial

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Disqualifiers

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Treatment groups

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Locations

Sponsors and contacts