A comparison of two differential methods for nutrition education in elementary school: lecture-and experience-based learning program.
- Author:
Lan Hee JUNG
1
;
Jeong Hwa CHOI
;
Hyun Mi BANG
;
Jun Ho SHIN
;
Young Ran HEO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial ; Original Article
- Keywords: Nutritional education; education method; dietary habit; dietary behavior; dietary knowledge
- MeSH: Education*; Food Habits; Humans; Jeollanam-do; Learning*; Lectures
- From:Nutrition Research and Practice 2015;9(1):87-91
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: This research was conducted to compare lecture-and experience-based methods of nutritional education as well as provide fundamental data for developing an effective nutritional education program in elementary schools. SUBJECTS/METHODS: A total of 110 students in three elementary schools in Jeollanam-do were recruited and randomly distributed in lecture-and experience-based groups. The effects of education on students' dietary knowledge, dietary behaviors, and dietary habits were analyzed using a pre/post-test. RESULTS: Lecture-and experience-based methods did not significantly alter total scores for dietary knowledge in any group, although lecture-based method led to improvement for some detailed questions. In the experience-based group, subjects showed significant alteration of dietary behaviors, whereas lecture-based method showed alteration of dietary habits. CONCLUSIONS: These outcomes suggest that lecture-and experience-based methods led to differential improvement of students' dietary habits, behaviors, and knowledge. To obtain better nutritional education results, both lectures and experiential activities need to be considered.
