title: Effectiveness of a child's fable on the cognition of preschools when used to address childhood obesity.
abstract: The study investigated the effectiveness of a child's fable on the cognition of preschoolers when used to address childhood obesity. A single group, pretest/posttest design was used with 57 preschool children. Analysis of variance compared pre-existing differences between the four classes with respect to pre-test scores. A repeated measures t-test analyzed changes in scores as a result of the intervention. Following the fable intervention, students showed a significant difference (0.5) between their pre- and post-test scores, indicating this method to an effective learning strategy in this setting and age population.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Electronic address: lasala@mailbox.sc.edu.
authors.forename: Kathleen Bradshaw
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: LaSala
authors.affiliation: Langston University, Tulsa, OK.
authors.forename: CaSandra Rene'
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Abbot Eng
mesh_terms: D001045:Aphorisms and Proverbs as Topic; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003071:Cognition; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Child health; Education; Exercise; Health promotion; Literacy; Obesity