Deprtment of Food and Nutrition, Changwon National University, 20 Changwondaehak-ro, Uichang-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam 641-773, Korea. ; Daebang elementary school, Changwon, Gyeongnam 641-100, Korea.
Nutr Res Pract. 2013 Aug;7(4):336-41. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2013.7.4.336. Epub 2013 Aug 7.
This study is to verify the effects of sensory education based on classroom activities for 2(nd) and 3(rd) grade children. The hypothesis is that children who participated in sensory education would demonstrate positive changes in eating behaviors through sensory experiences. The sensory education program consists of 12 lessons. Twenty-six children were being recruited from one school in Changwon, Korea. Two control groups, one of which was the same age as the educated group and the other group of sixth graders, were selected by random sampling from the same school. Children answered a self-administered questionnaire. The parents (n = 20) of the children who participated in the program, took part in evaluating the program through self-administered questionnaires after the program ended. The questionnaire contained variables of general characteristics, education satisfaction, nutrition knowledge, eating attitude and behavior concerning unfamiliar foods. The score of nutrition knowledge was improved in educated children (P < 0.05). Food neophobia score towards unfamiliar foods (P < 0.05) was increased in educated children, but there are no changes in eating behaviors in all groups towards unfamiliar foods. In conclusion, sensory education is useful for having a positive eating attitude among children. Its consistent implementation could lead to healthier and well-balanced eating behaviors for children.
本研究旨在验证基于课堂活动的感觉教育对二、三年级儿童的影响。假设是，参加感觉教育的儿童将通过感觉体验表现出积极的饮食行为变化。感觉教育计划由 12 节课组成。从韩国昌原的一所学校招募了 26 名儿童。通过随机抽样，从同一所学校选择了两个对照组，一个与受教育组年龄相同，另一个是六年级组。儿童回答了一份自我管理的问卷。参加该计划的儿童的父母（n=20）在计划结束后通过自我管理问卷参与了对该计划的评估。问卷包含一般特征、教育满意度、营养知识、对不熟悉食物的饮食态度和行为等变量。受教育儿童的营养知识得分有所提高（P<0.05）。受教育儿童对不熟悉食物的食物恐惧得分（P<0.05）增加，但所有组对不熟悉食物的饮食行为均无变化。总之，感觉教育有助于培养儿童积极的饮食态度。持续实施可能会导致儿童更健康、更均衡的饮食行为。
