"Hello everyone! My name is xxx. 

Today each of you will complete the ALFAC child questionnaire as part of a European project looking on aquatic skills and recreation. I will walk you all through this whole questionnaire together and guide you in completing it. The ALFAC questionnaire, which will be handed out in just a moment, consists of 6 different parts. Each part of the questionnaire consists of several questions to be answered. I will always read out the question loud first, before you can mark your answer on your sheet.

Please note that there are no wrong answers! Just try to be as honest as possible and make sure you complete every item. Do not look at the sheet of your classroom neighbor(s). We will go through this bundle question by question at the same pace. This means that you cannot go to the next question or page, until I tell you and also turn my page. So, do not jump ahead, but wait until everyone is ready to move on to the next question or page.

Does anyone have any questions ?

OK, here we go!"

The teacher hands out the ALFAC child questionnaire immediately after this introduction.

Each child is given 1 personal copy and pen to complete the questionnaire at his/her desk.

The ALFAC assessor presents the front page of the questionnaire on the smartboard or display.

"Before we start with the questionnaire, you can fill in the blue boxes on the front page yourself*:

Write your last name in the top blue box, and in the blue box immediately below that you write your first name. Then, in the lower blue box, you should circle “yes” if you are 8 years or older. If you are currently under the age of 8 , circle "no."

If you need help filling in the front page’s blue boxes, please raise your hand. The teacher or myself will come and help you.

You do not have to fill in the grey boxes yourself, the teacher will do this for you."

*Instructions for completing the front page expire for children from the 1st and 2nd grade. Prior to administering the ALFAC questionnaire, this front page should be completed beforehand by the teacher for each participating 1st and 2nd grade child.

Point out the three blue boxes to be completed on the smartboard.

The ALFAC assessor and teacher help the children in need to complete this information on the front page.

"Please check that you have filled out every blue box on your sheet."

"Since this is OK now for everyone, each of you may now turn this front page and go to the next page in the bundle, showing you the very first question."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard or display.

"We will start with the 1^st part of the questionnaire: MOTIVATION.

Circle the colored smiley that best describes you for each of the sentences below. Please wait to circle a smiley on each line until I have read the sentence out loud.

Attention: The questions on this page are all about being "IN THE SWIMMING POOL" as indicated by the icon on top of all sentences."

"Sentence 1: "In the swimming pool, I like to be active or to play".

Is the meaning of this sentence clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley that best describes you next to this 1st sentence.

Circle the red smiley if you think this is not true at all for you.

Circle the orange smiley if you think this is not true for you.

Circle the yellow smiley if you think this is sometimes true for you.

Circle the light green smiley if you think this is true for you.

Circle the dark green smiley if you think this is totally true for you."

Circle the different smileys on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with each of them, when going over the possible answer options.

"Sentence 2: "I understand the benefits of being active or to play in the swimming pool." Is the meaning of this sentence clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley that best describes you next to this 2^nd sentence.

Sentence 3: "In life, it is important for me to be able to be active or to play in the swimming pool." Is the meaning of this sentence clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley that best describes you next to this 3^rd sentence.

Sentence 4: "It is pleasant for me to be active or to play in the swimming pool." Is the meaning of this sentence clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley that best describes you next to this 4^th sentence.

Sentence 5: "Being active or playing in the swimming pool is fun for me." Is the meaning of this sentence clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley that best describes you next to this 5^th sentence.

Sentence 6: "It is important for me to be active or to play in the swimming pool." Is the meaning of this sentence clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley that best describes you next to this 6^th and final sentence on MOTIVATION.”

"Please check that you have completed every row on your sheet by circling a colored smiley next to each sentence.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"OK. Now we have come to the 2^nd part of the questionnaire: CONFIDENCE.

Circle the colored smiley that best describes you for each of the sentences below. Please wait to circle a smiley on each row until I have read the sentence out loud first.

Attention: The questions on this page are all about being "IN THE SWIMMING POOL” as indicated by the icon next to each sentence."

The sentence at the dot is: "I feel confident when I’m going to the swimming pool."

Is the meaning of this sentence clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley that best describes you below this sentence.

Circle the red smiley if you think this is not true at all for you.

Circle the orange smiley if you think this is not true for you.

Circle the yellow smiley if you think this is sometimes true for you.

Circle the light green smiley if you think this is true for you.

Circle the dark green smiley if you think this is totally true for you."

Circle the different smileys on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with each of them, when going over the possible answer options.

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you may can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"OK. The 3^rd part of the questionnaire relates to some specific aquatic skills that are performed in deep water (i.e., where your feet cannot touch the bottom of the pool). We are going to show you five possible ways to ENTER THE WATER."

"On the first page you will see a first way to ENTER THE WATER, namely: Climb down a ladder, let go of it and float free in the deep water for 3 seconds."

Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?

"On this particular task you are going to answer two questions. At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES"."

Circle "YES" on the smartboard.

"If you have never done this before, circle "NO"."

Circle "NO" on the smartboard.

"At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

Circle "YES" / "NO" on the smartboard.

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer next to the dot as well as next to the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the AFLAC child questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you will see another way to ENTER THE WATER, namely: Slide down into the water from a fixed floating mat and float free in the deep water for 3 seconds."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

On this particular task you are going to answer two questions again.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES".

At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you will see another way to ENTER THE WATER, namely: Jump into the water from a fixed floating mat and float free in the deep water for 3 seconds.”

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

On this particular task you are going to answer two questions again.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES".

At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you may now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you will see another way to ENTER THE WATER, namely: Roll forward into the water from a fixed floating mat and float free in the deep water for 3 seconds."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

On this particular task you are going to answer two questions again.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES".

At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you may now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you will see another way to ENTER THE WATER, namely: Roll forward into the water from a fixed floating mat and float free in the deep water for 3 seconds."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

On this particular task you are going to answer two questions again.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES".

At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you may now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"OK. We are now going to show you five possible ways to EXIT THE WATER. Attention: It is thus no longer about going INTO the deep water, but about getting OUT of the deep water quickly.

"On this page you will see a first way to EXIT THE WATER to be performed in no more than 5 seconds, namely: Climb up a ladder and let go of it when you are standing at the edge of the pool."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

On this particular task you are going to answer two questions again.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES".

At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you may now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you will see another way to EXIT OF THE WATER to be performed in no more than 5 seconds, namely: Climb onto a fixed floating mat, sit on your knees, release it with your hands and hold the position for 3 seconds."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

On this particular task you are going to answer two questions again.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES".

At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you may now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you will see another way to EXIT OF THE WATER to be performed in no more than 5 seconds, namely: Climb onto two stacked fixed floating mats, sit on your knees, release it with your hands and hold the position for 3 seconds."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

On this particular task you are going to answer two questions again.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES".

At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you may now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you will see another way to EXIT OF THE WATER to be performed in no more than 5 seconds, namely: Climb onto one free floating mat, sit on your knees, release it with your hands and hold the position for 3 seconds."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

On this particular task you are going to answer two questions again.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES".

At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you may now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you will see another way to EXIT OF THE WATER to be performed in no more than 5 seconds, namely: Climb onto two stacked free floating mats, sit on your knees, release it with your hands and hold the position for 3 seconds."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

On this particular task you are going to answer two questions again.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES".

At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you may now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you can see the task ROTATION IN A VERTICAL BODY POSITION… You are in deep water, turn once like the beam from a lighthouse with your chin and ears out of the water."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

On this particular task you are going to answer two questions again.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES".

If you have never done this before, circle "NO"."

At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you may now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you can see the task ROTATION IN A LYING BODY POSITION… You are in deep water, rotate from your back to your belly and back whilst lying in deep water like a rolling log in the water."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

On this particular task you are going to answer two questions again.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES".

If you have never done this before, circle "NO"."

At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you may now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you can see the task ROTATION IN A HORIZONTAL BODY POSITION… You are in deep water, tilt your body from your back to your belly (with your heels coming out of the water for a short moment) and then turn or swing back from your belly to your back (with your toes coming out of the water for a short moment)."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

On this particular task you are going to answer two questions again.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES".

If you have never done this before, circle "NO"."

At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you may now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you can see the task FORWARD ROTATION… You are in deep water, make a forward somersault under water with the head first in and out of the water."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

On this particular task you are going to answer two questions again.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES".

If you have never done this before, circle "NO"."

At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you may now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you can see the task BACKWARD ROTATION… You are in deep water, make a backward somersault under water with the head first in and out of the water. You can do this with your body in a ball (Figure 1) or with your body tensed (Figure 2)."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

On this particular task you are going to answer two questions again.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this?"

If you have ever done this task before, circle "YES".

If you have never done this before, circle "NO"."

At the square, the question is: "Do you THINK you can do this?"

If you think you can do this task, circle "YES"

If you don’t think you can do this task yet, circle "NO"."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you may now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"OK. On this page you can see the task BREATHING… You are in deep water, holding on to the ladder (or pool edge) with both of your hands. First, you take a short but deep breath in (through your mouth or nose) and then you immediately submerge your head fully under the water, where you breath out for a long(er) time blowing large bubbles under water. You should repeat this combined action (i.e., breath in for a short time above water, and breath out for a long time under water) five times in a row, without letting go of the ladder (or pool edge)."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

"On this particular task you are going to answer two questions.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this task?"

If you have ever done this, circle "YES"

If you have never done this before, circle "NO"."

At the square, the question is: "How GOOD do you think you can do this task?"

To answer, you circle the colored smiley or symbol that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you think you are not good at all at this task.

Circle the orange smiley if you think you are not so good at this task.

Circle the yellow smiley if you think you are not good nor bad at this task.

Circle the light green smiley if you think you are good at this task.

Circle the dark green smiley if you think you are very good at this task.

Or circle the cross if you don’t dare to do this task yet."

"Circle each smiley / symbol on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with it, when going over the possible answer options."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer next to the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you can see the task TREADING WATER… You are in deep water and try to stay more or less on the same place for 2 minutes. You can use your arms and your legs, but your nose must remain above the water surface at all time. While you are treading water in this way, you must shout something out loud (e.g., "NEMO") each 15 seconds.

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

"On this particular task you are going to answer two questions.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this task?"

If you have ever done this, circle "YES"

If you have never done this before, circle "NO"."

At the square, the question is: "How GOOD do you think you can do this task?"

Again, circle the colored smiley or symbol that best describes you."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer next to the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you can see the task PROPULSION ON THE BACK… During maximum 2 minutes, you have to swim in deep water on your back the way you like (using your legs and /or arms) for as far as you can, without holding the wall or touching the lane."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

"On this particular task you are going to answer two questions.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this task?"

If you have ever done this, circle "YES"

If you have never done this before, circle "NO"."

At the square, the question is: "How GOOD do you think you can do this task?"

Again, circle the colored smiley or symbol that best describes you."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer next to the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you can see the task PROPULSION ON THE BELLY… During maximum 2 minutes, you have to swim in deep water on your belly the way you like (using your legs and /or arms, with your head above and/or below the surface) for as far as you can, without holding the wall or touching the lane."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

"On this particular task you are going to answer two questions.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this task?"

If you have ever done this, circle "YES"

If you have never done this before, circle "NO"."

At the square, the question is: "How GOOD do you think you can do this task?"

Again, circle the colored smiley or symbol that best describes you."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer next to the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you can see the task SUBMERSION… You are in deep water, taking a deep breath to subsequently submerge your whole body to about 1 meter below the water surface. From there, you swim under the noodle (without touching it) and continue to swim under water as far/long as you can without coming back to the surface."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

"On this particular task you are going to answer two questions.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this task?"

If you have ever done this, circle "YES"

If you have never done this before, circle "NO"."

At the square, the question is: "How GOOD do you think you can do this task?"

Again, circle the colored smiley or symbol that best describes you."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer next to the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"On this page you can see the task FLOATING… You are in deep water, lying on your back with the back of your head in the water, and looking at the ceiling. Without moving, you float on your back this way for as long as you can (during maximum 15 seconds)."

"Is it clear to everyone what is meant by the task?"

"On this particular task you are going to answer two questions.

At the dot, the question is: "Have you ever DONE this task?"

If you have ever done this, circle "YES"

If you have never done this before, circle "NO"."

At the square, the question is: "How GOOD do you think you can do this task?"

Again, circle the colored smiley or symbol that best describes you."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer next to the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"OK. We have now come to the 4^th part of the questionnaire: ENJOYMENT. Circle the colored smiley or symbol that best describes you for each of the questions below. Please wait to circle a smiley or to answer each question until I have read the question out loud first."

"The question at the dot is: "How much do you LIKE organized swimming lessons at school?"

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley or symbol under this question that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you dislike these lessons very much.

Circle the orange smiley if you dislike these lessons.

Circle the yellow smiley if you neither like or dislike these lessons.

Circle the light green smiley if you like these lessons.

Circle the dark green smiley if you like these lessons very much.

Or circle the cross if you don’t get organized swimming lessons at school."

Circle each smiley / symbol on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with it, when going over the possible answer options.

"The question at the star is*: Why did you indicate the answer above?

Please try to formulate some reasons that apply to you(r answer). Write down only 1 reason on each line (with a maximum of 3 reasons).

Is (the content of) this question / purpose of this assignment clear to everyone? OK, you can now write down the reasons for your chosen answer.

* Attention: Only children who are already aged 8 years or older should answer this particular question. The children who are not yet 8 years old may thus skip this open question and wait a little while in order to move on together."

"The question at the square is: How much do you PREFER to do the exercises during the organized swimming lessons at school together with other children?

For example, together with your classmates.

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley or symbol under this question that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you do not prefer to do so at all (with other children).

Circle the orange smiley if you do not prefer to do so (with other children).

Circle the yellow smiley if you sometimes prefer to do so (with other children).

Circle the light green smiley if you prefer to do so (with other children).

Circle the dark green smiley if you strongly prefer to do so (with other children).

Or circle the cross if you don’t get organized swimming lessons at school."

Circle each smiley / symbol on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with it, when going over the possible answer options.

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot, with the star as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"We are still at the 4th part of the questionnaire: ENJOYMENT. Circle the colored smiley or symbol that best describes you for each of the questions below. Please wait to circle a smiley or to answer each question until I have read the question out loud first."

"The question at the dot is: "How much do you LIKE organized swimming lessons outside school?

Attention: It is thus no longer about organized swimming lessons AT school, but about organized swimming lessons OUSTIDE school.

For example, in the swimming club.

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley or symbol under this question that best describes you."

"The question at the square is: How much do you PREFER to do the exercises during the swimming lessons outside school together with other children?

For example, together with your friends.

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley or symbol under this question that best describes you."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the square on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"We are still at the 4^th part of the questionnaire: ENJOYMENT. Circle the colored smiley or symbol that best describes you for each of the questions below. Please wait to circle a smiley or to answer each question until I have read the question out loud first."

“The question at the dot is: "How much do you LIKE playing freely in a (public) swimming pool?

Attention: It is thus no longer about organized swimming lessons, but about playing freely in the water of a (public) swimming pool.

For example, in a swimming facility in your neighborhood or backyard.

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley or symbol under this question that best describes you."

"The question at the square is: How much do you PREFER to play freely in a (public) swimming pool with friends?

For example, together with some peers.

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley or symbol under this question that best describes you."

"The question at the triangle is: How much do you PREFER to play freely in a (public) swimming pool with family?

For example, together with your parents, siblings, nephews or nieces.

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley or symbol under this question that best describes you."

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot, with the square as well as with the triangle on your sheet.

Is everybody ready…?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"We have come to the 5^th part of the questionnaire: ENGAGEMENT. Have a closer look at the drawing in the middle on top of this page.

The question at the dot is: “Have you ever DONE any "swimming" races?"

A swim race means that you swim as fast as you can for a certain distance and your time is recorded and/or you have at least one other opponent.

If you have ever done this sport before, circle "YES".

If you have never done this sport before, circle "NO"."

Circle "YES" / "NO" on the smartboard.

"If you circled "YES", then follow the left arrow to answer the next question. If you have circled "NO", then wait just a little longer...

The question at the left (so only for the children who just answered "YES") is: "Would you LIKE TO DO MORE of this sport?"

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you don't want to do this sport again at all.

Circle the orange smiley if you don't want to do this sport anymore.

Circle the yellow smiley if you might want to do this sport again.

Circle the light green smiley if you want to do this sport again.

Circle the dark green smiley if you definitely want to do this sport again."

Circle the different smileys on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with each of them, when going over the possible answer options.

"If you circled "NO", then follow the right arrow to answer the next question. If you circled "YES", just wait for a moment...

The question at the right (so only for the children who just answered "NO") is: "Would you EVER WANT TO DO this sport?"

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you don't want to do this sport again at all.

Circle the orange smiley if you don't want to do this sport anymore.

Circle the yellow smiley if you might want to do this sport again.

Circle the light green smiley if you want to do this sport again.

Circle the dark green smiley if you definitely want to do this sport again."

Circle the different smileys on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with each of them, when going over the possible answer options.

"Have a closer look at the drawing in the middle at the bottom of this page.

The question at the square is: “Have you ever DONE any "waterpolo" matches?”

A water polo match is when two teams of at least 2 people try to throw the ball into the opponent's goal in water.

If you have ever done this sport before, circle "YES".

If you have never done this sport before, circle "NO"."

If you circled "YES", then follow the left arrow to answer the next question.

If you have circled "NO", then wait just a little longer....

The question at the left (so only for the children who just answered "YES") is: "Would you LIKE TO DO MORE of this sport?”

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

If you circled "NO", then follow the right arrow to answer the next question.

If you circled "YES", just wait for a moment...

The question at the right (so only for the children who just answered "NO") is: "Would you EVER WANT TO DO this sport?"

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot and square as well as with the subsequent left or right pathway for each of the sports being depicted.

Is everybody ready…?"

OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle.

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"We have come to the 5^th part of the questionnaire: ENGAGEMENT. Have a closer look at the drawing in the middle on top of this page.

The question at the dot is: “Have you ever DONE any "Artistic swimming" ballet?"

Artistic swimming ballet means that you perform a dance, alone or in a group, to music.

If you have ever done this sport before, circle "YES".

If you have never done this sport before, circle "NO"."

Circle "YES" / "NO" on the smartboard.

"If you circled "YES", then move on the left (following the left pathway). If you have circled "NO", then wait just a little longer...

The question at the left (so only for the children who just answered "YES") is: "Would you LIKE TO DO MORE of this sport?"

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you don't want to do this sport again at all.

Circle the orange smiley if you don't want to do this sport anymore.

Circle the yellow smiley if you might want to do this sport again.

Circle the light green smiley if you want to do this sport again.

Circle the dark green smiley if you definitely want to do this sport again."

Circle the different smileys on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with each of them, when going over the possible answer options.

"If you circled "NO", then move on the right (following the right pathway). If you circled "YES", just wait for a moment...

The question at the right (so only for the children who just answered "NO") is: "Would you EVER WANT TO DO this sport?"

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you don't want to do this sport again at all.

Circle the orange smiley if you don't want to do this sport anymore.

Circle the yellow smiley if you might want to do this sport again.

Circle the light green smiley if you want to do this sport again.

Circle the dark green smiley if you definitely want to do this sport again."

Circle the different smileys on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with each of them, when going over the possible answer options.

"Have a closer look at the drawing in the middle at the bottom of this page.

The question at the square is: “Have you ever DONE any acrobatic "diving"?"

Acrobatic diving means jumping into deep water from a springboard or platform while performing at least one acrobatic movement such as a somersault, flip or headfirst dive.

If you have ever done this sport before, circle "YES".

If you have never done this sport before, circle "NO"."

If you circled "YES", move on to the left (following the left pathway).

If you have circled "NO", then wait just a little longer....

If you circled "YES", then move on to the left (following the left pathway).

If you have circled "NO", then wait just a little longer...

The question on the left (so only for the children who just answered "YES") is: "Would you LIKE TO DO MORE of this sport?”

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

If you circled "NO", then move on to the right (following the right pathway).

If you circled "YES", just wait for a moment...

The question on the right (so only for the children who just answered "NO") is: "Would you EVER WANT TO DO this sport?"

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot and square as well as with the subsequent left or right pathway for each of the sports being depicted.

Is everybody ready…?"

OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle.

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"We are still at the 5^th part of the questionnaire: ENGAGEMENT. Have a closer look at the drawing in the middle on top of this page.

The question at the dot is: “Have you ever DONE this type of activities?"

If you have ever done this type of activities, circle "YES".

If you have never done this type of activities before, circle "NO"."

Circle "YES" / "NO" on the smartboard.

"If you circled "YES", then move on the left (following the left pathway). If you have circled "NO", then wait just a little longer...

The question at the left (so only for the children who just answered "YES") is: "Would you LIKE TO DO MORE of this type of activities?"

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you don't want to do this activities again at all.

Circle the orange smiley if you don't want to do this activities anymore.

Circle the yellow smiley if you might want to do this activities again.

Circle the light green smiley if you want to do this activities again.

Circle the dark green smiley if you definitely want to do this activities again."

Circle the different smileys on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with each of them, when going over the possible answer options.

"If you circled "NO", then move on the right (following the right pathway). If you circled "YES", just wait for a moment...

The question at the right (so only for the children who just answered "NO") is: "Would you EVER WANT TO DO this type of activities?"

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you don't want to do this activities again at all.

Circle the orange smiley if you don't want to do this activities anymore.

Circle the yellow smiley if you might want to do this activities again.

Circle the light green smiley if you want to do this activities again.

Circle the dark green smiley if you definitely want to do this activities again."

Circle the different smileys on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with each of them, when going over the possible answer options.

"Please check that you have completed everything on the top of your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot as well as with the subsequent left or right pathway for the type of activities being depicted.

Is everybody ready...?"

Have a closer look at the drawings in the bottom of this page. The question at the square is: “Have you ever DONE this type of activities?”

If you have ever done this type of activities, circle "YES".

If you have never done this type of activities before, circle "NO"."

Circle "YES" / "NO" on the smartboard.

"If you circled "YES", then move on the left (following the left pathway). If you circled "NO", then wait just a little longer...

The question at the right (so only for the children who just answered "YES") is: "Would you LIKE TO DO MORE of this type of activities?"

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you don't want to do this activities again at all.

Circle the orange smiley if you don't want to do this activities anymore.

Circle the yellow smiley if you might want to do this activities again.

Circle the light green smiley if you want to do this activities again.

Circle the dark green smiley if you definitely want to do this activities again."

Circle the different smileys on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with each of them, when going over the possible answer options.

"Please check that you have completed everything on the bottom of your sheet by indicating an answer with the square as well as with the subsequent left or right pathway for the type of activities being depicted.

Is everybody ready...?"

OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle.

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"We are still at the 5^th part of the questionnaire: ENGAGEMENT. Have a closer look at the drawing in the top of this page.

The question at the dot is: “Have you ever DONE this type of activities?"

If you have ever done this type of activities, circle "YES".

If you have never done this type of activities before, circle "NO"."

Circle "YES" / "NO" on the smartboard.

"If you circled "YES", then move on the left (following the left pathway). If you have circled "NO", then wait just a little longer...

The question at the left (so only for the children who just answered "YES") is: "Would you LIKE TO DO MORE of this type of activities?"

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you don't want to do this activities again at all.

Circle the orange smiley if you don't want to do this activities anymore.

Circle the yellow smiley if you might want to do this activities again.

Circle the light green smiley if you want to do this activities again.

Circle the dark green smiley if you definitely want to do this activities again."

Circle the different smileys on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with each of them, when going over the possible answer options.

"If you circled "NO", then move on the right (following the right pathway). If you circled "YES", just wait for a moment...

The question at the right (so only for the children who just answered "NO") is: "Would you EVER WANT TO DO this type of activities?"

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you don't want to do this activities again at all.

Circle the orange smiley if you don't want to do this activities anymore.

Circle the yellow smiley if you might want to do this activities again.

Circle the light green smiley if you want to do this activities again.

Circle the dark green smiley if you definitely want to do this activities again."

Circle the different smileys on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with each of them, when going over the possible answer options.

Have a closer look at the drawings in the bottom of this page.

The question at the square is: “Have you ever DONE this type of activities?

If you have ever done this type of activities, circle "YES".

If you have never done this type of activities before, circle "NO"."

 Circle "YES" / "NO" on the smartboard.

"If you circled "YES", then move on to the left (following the left pathway). If you have circled "NO", then wait just a little longer...

The question on the left (so only for the children who just answered "YES") is: "Would you LIKE TO DO MORE of this type of activities?"

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you don't want to do this type of activities again at all.

Circle the orange smiley if you don't want to do this type of activities anymore.

Circle the yellow smiley if you might want to do this type of activities again.

Circle the light green smiley if you want to do this type of activities again.

Circle the dark green smiley if you definitely want to do this type of activities again."

Circle the different smileys on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with each of them, when going over the possible answer options.

If you circled "NO", then move on to the right (following the left pathway). If you circled "YES", just wait for a moment...

The question on the right (so only for the children who just answered "NO") is: "Would you EVER WANT TO DO this type of activities?"

Is (the content of) this question clear to everyone? OK, you can now circle the colored smiley under this question that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you don't ever want to do this type of activities at all.

Circle the orange smiley if you don't ever want to do this type of activities.

Circle the yellow smiley if you might ever want to do this type of activities.

Circle the light green smiley if you ever want to do this type of activities.

Circle the dark green smiley if you definitely ever want to do this type of activities."

Circle the different smileys on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with each of them, when going over the possible answer options.

"Please check that you have completed everything on your sheet by indicating an answer with the dot and square as well as with the subsequent left or right pathway for the type of activities being depicted.

Is everybody ready...?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"OK. We have now come to the 6th part of the questionnaire: RISK PERCEPTION. In a moment you will be shown a poster on which some specific situations or activities "IN THE SWIMMING POOL" are numbered from 1 to 10. You are asked to circle the colored smiley that best describes you in assessing each of these numbered situations or activities.

Please wait to circle a smiley on each row until I have clearly shown you which situation or activity on the "SWIMMING POOL" poster to assess. Together we will go down number by number to indicate a smiley each time."

Hand out the "SWIMMING POOL" poster. Each child receives 1 A4 color copy.

"Look at number 1 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you.

Circle the red smiley if you think this is extremely dangerous (or risky).

Circle the orange smiley if you think this is highly dangerous (or risky).

Circle the yellow smiley if you think this is slightly dangerous (or risky).

Circle the light green smiley if you think this is not dangerous (or risky).

Circle the dark green smiley if you think this is not dangerous (or risky) at all."

Circle the different smileys on the smartboard as you provide the explanation that goes with each of them, when going over the possible answer options.

"Look at number 2 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 3 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 4 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 5 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 6 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 7 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 8 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 9 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 10 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Please check that you have completed every row on your sheet by circling a colored smiley next to each number.

Is everybody ready...?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

 "We are still in the 6^th part of the questionnaire: RISK PERCEPTION. In a moment you will be shown a poster on which some specific situations or activities in an "OPEN WATER" context are numbered from 1 to 10. You are asked to circle the colored smiley that best describes you in assessing each of these numbered situations or activities.

Please wait to circle a smiley on each row until I have clearly shown you which situation or activity on the "OPEN WATER" poster to assess. Together we will go down number by number to indicate a smiley each time."

Hand out the "OPEN WATER" poster. Each child receives 1 A4 color copy.

"Look at number 2 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 3 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 4 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 5 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 6 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 7 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 8 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 9 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Look at number 10 on the poster. How dangerous (or risky) is the specific situation or activity according to you? Circle the colored smiley that best describes you."

"Please check that you have completed every row on your sheet by circling a colored smiley next to each number.

Is everybody ready...?"

"OK, that’s it!"

"Please check that you have completed every row on your sheet by circling a colored smiley next to each number.

Is everybody ready...?"

"OK, you can now all turn your sheet and go to the next page in the bundle."

Present the next page of the questionnaire on the smartboard.

"This is the end of the ALFAC child questionnaire! Thank you all for your very much appreciated cooperation in our European project by completing each page of this bundle. You may now turn over its last page, and make sure all sheets stay together. The teacher and I will collect all of your questionnaires. Thanks again!"