Kimberly A Rollings, Nancy M Wells
Cafeteria assessment for elementary schools (CAFES): development, reliability testing, and predictive validity analysis
BMC public health
school physical education pe identified critical public health tool increase physical activity among youths sought objectively assess compliance pe quantity mandates quality recommendations large urban california school district collected pe schedules systematically observed pe lessons n154 20 elementary 4 middle 4 high schools february may 2011 basis schools master schedules 83 elementary schools met california state mandate 100 pe minutes per week teachers actual schedules indicated 20 schools met mandate observation showed 5 compliance middle high schools met mandated 200 minutes per week average classes school levels met recommended 50 pe lesson time moderatetovigorous physical activity teacher schoollevel factors significantly predicted pe quantity credentialed elementary pe teachers spent time building students motor skills results suggest current national estimates pe based schools selfreport overestimate amount pe provided elementary schools although half pe class time spent moderatetovigorous physical activity total physical activity elementary schools pe minimal may little contribute students overall health