Evaluation of a computer-based nutrition education tool

Public Health Nutrition

Katrin Kreisel¹ 

关键词: Nutrition knowledge;    Education;    Computer-based;    School-based;    Evaluation;    Children;   

DOI  :  10.1079/PHN2003525

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

Objective:To evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of using a computer-based teaching tool (http://www.coolfoodplanet.org) for nutrition and lifestyle education developed for primary school children.Design:This was a 2-week school-based intervention in third and fourth grades. The study design was multi-factorial with repeated measures of nutrition knowledge, at three points in time, of dependent samples from control and intervention groups. Control schools (n=7) used ‘traditional’ nutrition education materials and intervention schools (n=8) additionally used the computer-based educational tool. Qualitative information was collected in focus group discussions with student teachers and pupils, and by observing the nutrition lessons.Setting/subjects:Pupils aged 8–11 years (n=271) from participating schools in Vienna, Austria.Results:Nutrition knowledge increased significantly in both intervention and control schools, irrespective of the teaching tool used (P

【 授权许可】

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