WHO INFORMATION SERIES ON SCHOOL HEALTH ... - PAHO/WHO

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Promoting Physical Activity in Schools
Components Examples of process evaluation questions Examples of outcome evaluation questions
Extracurricular
activity
A c t i v e
transport to
and from school
School health
education &
teachers training
- Do students have opportunities to participate in
vigorous physical activity during recess?
- Does the community offer various physical activity
programmes before or after school?
- Do physically and cognitively impaired students
have access to and participate in both school and
extracurricular physical activity?
- Does the community provide safe walking or cycling
paths to and from school?
- Does the school make it easy for persons to be active
in getting to and from school, such as providing
space to park bicycles?
- Are all physical activity-related lessons and learning
activities for health education implemented
as planned?
- Are in-service-trainings provided, as planned, for
educators responsible for implementing physical
and health education?
Nutrition - To what extent are nutrient rich and nutrient poor
food choices offered on school grounds?
- To what extent do students participate in interschool
and intra-school physical activity?
- To what extent did students’ habits change positively
towards active transport to and from school?
- To what extent have knowledge, attitudes, skills and
practices of students and staff changed? (Use specific
questions tailored to the objectives and activities of
physical activity conducted at school.)
- Do nutrition and food interventions demonstrate
any perceptible results such as reported changes
food practices among students?
WHO Information Series on School Health