An Evaluation of Activity Books in Terms of Outcomes and Learning Processes Related to Food and Nutrition

Afyon Kocatepe University. ANS Kampusu, Egitim Fakultesi, Merkez, Afyonkarahisar 03200, Turkey. Tel: +90-272-2181740; Fax: +90-272-2281418; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/akukeg

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Teaching Guides; Learning Activities; Educational Objectives; Learning Processes; Foods Instruction; Nutrition Instruction; Daily Living Skills; Health Behavior; Eating Habits; Preschool Education; Preschool Children; Foreign Countries

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This research was carried out to evaluate the activities in the Ministry of National Education Preschool Education Program Activity Book and Digital Education Platform Educational Information Network Teachers' Preschool Activity Book, in terms of outcomes, indicators and learning processes related to food and nutrition. In this research, document review method, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was utilized. The resources, on which the research will be carried out, were determined by one of the purposeful sampling methods; the criterion sampling method. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis method. The documents discussed in the research have been scanned for learning outcomes related to food and nutrition and healthy nutrition with its indicators, nutrients, food groups, where food comes from, importance of eating various foods, benefits of foods. As a result of the research, it has been determined that there are no learning outcomes related to food and nutrition concepts in the activities and that no references have been made to food and nutrition concepts in learning processes in the Activity Book of Preschool Education Program. However, in the activities included in the Digital Education Platform Educational Information Network Teachers' Preschool Activity Book, not only learning outcomes related to food and nutrition were discussed, but also food and nutrition concepts were addressed in the learning processes. The results are presented in tables, and suggestions were made at the end of the paper.

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2021

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