Questions 10 and 11
It is student initiated when there is no adult influence on a student to continue with an activity/game.
A score of 1 is when students are either not playing games (i.e. standing around talking) or adults are initiating all games/activities.
A score of 2 is when there is more adult intervention and only a small number of the games/activities that are initiated by students.
A score of 3 is when more students are initiating some of the games than others. There might still be adult intervention, but this score is leaning towards the side of more student initiated activities.
A score of 4 is when the vast majority of games/activities are initiated by students.
It is student sustained when there is no adult influence on a student to continue with an activity/game. There may be adults playing in the game, but that does not mean that the adults are sustaining the game. Games are still sustained if the students are changing the game they are playing. Look at the overall picture of the playground to see if the students are playing games without adult influence and are not standing around doing nothing.
A score of 1 is when students are either not playing games (i.e. standing around talking) or adults are telling students to keep playing a game/activity.
A score of 2 is when there is more adult intervention and only a small number of the games/activities that are sustained by students.
A score of 3 is when more students are sustaining some of the games than others. There might still be adult intervention, but this score is leaning towards the side of more student sustained activities.
A score of 4 is when the vast majority of games/activities are sustained by students.
Example Video:
The video above demonstrates a foursquare game and a kickball game that are sustained by students only.