Development and testing of a microcomputer nutrition lesson for preschoolers
1987
Turner, R.E. | Evers, W.D.
This report discusses the development of a microcomputer lesson for preschoolers on food identification and compares the effectiveness of this computer lesson with a lesson of similar content taught by traditional instructional methods. Methods for teaching nutrition at the preschool level have included 1) food manipulation; 2) story booklets; 3) cloth models and finger puppets depicting major nutrients; and 4) entire kits of food models, stories, posters, board games, and records. Pre-test/post-test designs for field-testing of local preschool facilities were used to evaluate the impact of the lessons and to compare them. There were no differences in pretest scores for any of the groups tested; however, differences were found in gain (post-test score minus pre-test score) between the computer groups in the two facilities. Children showed interest/pleasure in lessons, while teachers initially showed concern about computer use. It was concluded that the use of microcomputers might help teachers revitalize their classroom performance.
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