title: Media in teaching college level nutrition. Is it effective and efficient?
abstract: Several techniques have been used, studied, and tested to teach nutrition at Syracuse University. One self-paced course in nutrition and food science tutors students completely through audio tapes integrated with films, slides, video tapes, discussion groups, laboratory manual, and computer-assisted instruction. Evaluation is by computerized tests given after each module at the student's discretion. Compressed-speech tapes are used to increase learning efficiency. Dietetic, nutrition, nursing, and pre-medical students are taught nutrition via these methods for selected modules, but they mainly learn by lectures supplemented by pertinent films, slides, transparencies, television commercials, telectures, videotapes, and simulations. Multi-media "happenings" are presented which gain students' attention and change attitudes while imparting nutritional information which is well retained.
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D003142:Communication; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004046:Dietetics / Q000193:education*; D004493:Education; D005502:Food; D009518:New York; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011845:Radio; D013637:Tape Recording; D013690:Television; D014495:Universities