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标题：The Evaluation of Food Pyramid Games, A Bilingual Computer Nutrition Education Program for Latino Youth
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作者：Elena Serrano ; Jennifer Anderson
期刊名称：Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences Education
印刷版ISSN：1938-5919
电子版ISSN：1938-5927
出版年度：2004
卷号：22
期号：01
出版社：National Association of Teacher Educators for Family and Consumer Sciences
摘要：The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Food Pyramid Games, a bilingual nutrition education software program for Latino youth. The computer program was designed to introduce children to general nutrition topics and the Food Guide Pyramid (FGP) and provide interactive opportunities to apply the FGP to planning meals and snacks, using constructs from the Theory of Intrinsically Motivating Instruction, such as games, storytelling, and songs. Changes in knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behavior intentions among students who completed the program (experimental) were compared with students who were administered only pre- and post-tests (control). The effects of cultural orientation/acculturation were also examined. The study involved 115 children from nine fifth grade classrooms in Colorado, an experimental group of 63 and a control group of 52. Findings demonstrated that the program was effective in strengthening knowledge, skills, and attitudes about nutrition and the FGP, regardless of cultural orientation.