The Social-Ecological Model
This level focuses on personal knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
What is the individual level?
Children aged 5–17 should accumulate at least this many minutes of moderate-to-vigorous PA daily.
What is 60?
This device measures step counts.
What is a pedometer?
Rewrite this goal to make it Specific: I want to get fitter.
What is "I will run 3km, three times a week, for the next month”?
Flung and ceremonial chair.
What is thrown/throne?
This level involves friends, family, and peers encouraging physical activity.
What is the social environment level?
Children aged 5–17 should have no more than this many hours of recreational screen time daily.
What is 2 hours?
This method involves an assessor watching and recording PA behaviours.
What is direct observation?
Which SMARTER component ensures you track progress, and why is this important?
What is Measurable, because it allows you to track improvement and know when the goal is achieved?
Castle protector and dust particle.
What is moat/mote?
Building bike racks at school is an example of change at this level.
What is the physical environment?
Adults aged 18–64 should aim for this many minutes of moderate PA each week.
What is 150–300 minutes?
Participants record their own PA patterns over time in this method.
What are diaries?
Linking a fitness goal to a chosen sport applies which SMARTER element?
What is Relevant?
A large marine creature and a loud lamentation.
What is whale/wail?
Upper management introducing a walk, ride, or run to work day once a week is an example of this level of influence.
What is policy?
The excuse adults give most as to why they cannot meet the guidelines.
What is time?
For example, when Sally wears her FitBit, she feels inclined to be active.
What is reactivity?
A student sets a goal to swim 1km without training first. Which SMARTER element does this violate, and how could it be fixed?
What is Achievable, and it could be adjusted to “Swim 200m continuously, three times a week for a month” before progressing?
Hard to unravel and badly behaved.
What is naughty/knotty?
Analyse Alice Miller's cross-country program using the social-ecological model.
What is individual (different groups for varying abilities), social (run with your peers), physical (running tracks), and policy (a weekly, compulsory schedule)?
Name the three main types of activities that should be included weekly in adult guidelines.
What are aerobic, muscle-strengthening, and flexibility activities?
A response bias that answers questions in a manner that will be viewed favorably by others.
What is social desirability bias?
A Year 10 student sets this goal: “I will improve my beep test score.” Identify three SMARTER elements missing or weak in this goal, and rewrite it so that it fully meets the SMARTER criteria.
Possible weaknesses:
Specific: Doesn’t state how or by how much.
Measurable: No clear score target or timeframe.
Time-bound: No end date given.
Rewritten:
“I will improve my beep test score from 6.5 to 8.0 within 8 weeks by completing three 30-minute running interval sessions per week.”
Finished and drab.