Giocampus school: a "learning through playing" approach to deliver nutritional education to children.
Int J Food Sci Nutr
; 67(2): 207-15, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
To improve nutritional knowledge of children, single-group educational interventions with pre/post knowledge assessment were performed in primary schools in Parma, Italy, participating to the Giocampus Program. A total of 8165 children (8-11 years old) of 3rd, 4th and 5th grades of primary school were involved in 3 hours per class nutritional lessons, with specifically designed games and activities for each school grade. To evaluate children learning, a questionnaire was administered before and after three months of educational intervention. A total of 16330 questionnaires were analysed. Children nutritional knowledge significantly increased (p< 0.001) in all school grades. The integrated "learning through playing" approach, including the educational figures, tools and games, was successful in improving children's nutritional knowledge. A stable integration of this method in primary school settings could prepare a new generation of citizens, better educated on health-promotion lifestyles.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Jogos e Brinquedos
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Comportamentos Relacionados com a Saúde
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Educação em Saúde
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Dieta
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Aprendizagem
Tipo de estudo:
Evaluation_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Child
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Int J Food Sci Nutr
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article