title: A comparison of two differential methods for nutrition education in elementary school: lecture-and experience-based learning program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This research was conducted to compare lecture-and experience-based methods of nutritional education as well as provide fundamental data for developing an effective nutritional education program in elementary schools.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 110 students in three elementary schools in Jeollanam-do were recruited and randomly distributed in lecture-and experience-based groups. The effects of education on students' dietary knowledge, dietary behaviors, and dietary habits were analyzed using a pre/post-test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Lecture-and experience-based methods did not significantly alter total scores for dietary knowledge in any group, although lecture-based method led to improvement for some detailed questions. In the experience-based group, subjects showed significant alteration of dietary behaviors, whereas lecture-based method showed alteration of dietary habits.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These outcomes suggest that lecture-and experience-based methods led to differential improvement of students' dietary habits, behaviors, and knowledge. To obtain better nutritional education results, both lectures and experiential activities need to be considered.
authors: Department of Home Economics Education, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea. ; Research Institute for Human ecology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea.
authors: Lan-Hee
authors: LH
authors: Jung
authors: Research Institute for Human ecology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea.
authors: Jeong-Hwa
authors: JH
authors: Choi
authors: Major in Home Economics Education Graduate School of Education, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea.
authors: Hyun-Mi
authors: HM
authors: Bang
authors: Department of Preventive Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju 530-757, Korea.
authors: Jun-Ho
authors: JH
authors: Shin
authors: Research Institute for Human ecology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea. ; Department of Food & Nutrition, Chonnam National University, 77 Youngbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-757, Korea.
authors: Young-Ran
authors: YR
authors: Heo
keywords: Nutritional education; dietary behavior; dietary habit; dietary knowledge; education method