HOPSports Evaluation Project

HOPSports Evaluation Project

• Independent evaluation• Collaborators from 3 universities • 15 NC schools and 5 youth

community sites • 45 physical education instructors

and after school program administrators

• More than 8,000 NC youth

Be Active Evaluation Project

Teachers and students agree that HOPS supported PE gives greater opportunity to observe, imitate and practice new skills like dancing

direct measures• Students were 55% more active during a HOPSports

supported class than during traditional P.E. (independently supported by observation)

• Over the course of a school year, that translates to an extra 12.6 hours of MVPA!

In traditional P.E., boys are significantly more active than girls

When Be Active HOPS is introduced, all students significantly

increased MVPA

Be Active HOPS had a greater effect on girls, bringing them up to the same level as boys

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BMI was measured for each student, pacing them in “healthy weight,” “overweight,” or “obese”

In traditional P.E., healthy weight students are by far the most active

When Be Active HOPS was introduced, overweight and obese students were more active than the healthy weight students were in traditional P.E.

Physical Education by B.M.I.MVPA

Physical Education by B.M.I.

instructor feedback• All teachers reported high usability with the technology

system

• Though 52% of these instructors rarely or never used technology in P.E., there was a significant increase in confidence after using HOPS in the classroom

• All teachers were satisfied with technical support

instructor feedback• When asked if they would like to make any other

comments:

• 67% actively endorsed the product with phrases like “awesome” and “incredible time on task”

• 24% actively commented on kids enjoyment level with comments like, “students ask to do more” and “students enjoy the modules”

summary of findings• HOPS provides a more efficient use of P.E. class time

than traditional P.E.

• All children are 55% more active during HOPSports supported P.E., and girls and students with an unhealthy weight benefit even more than their counterparts

• Teachers found the system easy to use and highly engaging for students

want to learn more?Laurie StradleyDirector of Programs Be Active North Carolina 2250 Perimeter Park Drive, Ste. 120Morrisville, North Carolina 27560 (919) 287-7000

laurie@beactivenc.org www.beactivenc.org