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dc.contributor.authorWiseman, Nicola
dc.contributor.authorHarris, Neil
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-01T00:43:47Z
dc.date.available2018-11-01T00:43:47Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn1499-4046
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jneb.2015.03.013
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/125115
dc.description.abstractObjective: To identify and review data collection techniques used to measure preschool children’s knowledge of food and nutrition. Design: A systematic review of published research guided by the Preferred Reported Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses statement. Participants: Published journal articles between 1980 and 2013 reporting research involving the measurement of preschool children’s (aged 3–5 years) knowledge of food and nutrition. Results: Twenty studies were eligible for inclusion. The studies reported the use of a range of innovative age-appropriate techniques to assess children’s knowledge of food and nutrition. Data collection techniques were grouped under 3 broad approaches: (1) interviews, (2) use of stimulus material and prompts, and (3) structured play-based activities. Only 3 of the reviewed studies tested for both reliability (test-retest and internal consistency) and face and content validity. Only 9 of the reviewed studies reported pilot-testing their instruments before use. Conclusions and Implications: Results from this review suggest that additional research is needed to develop more valid and reliable measures to assess preschool children’s knowledge of food and nutrition. Assessment tools need to be pilot-tested, refined, and adapted to suit both the specific audience and the components of the nutrition knowledge being targeted by an intervention before implementing a nutrition education program.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom345
dc.relation.ispartofpageto353
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
dc.relation.ispartofvolume47
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEducation
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNutrition and dietetics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCurriculum and pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode39
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3210
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3901
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.titleA Systematic Review of Data Collection Techniques Used to Measure Preschool Children's Knowledge of Food and Nutrition
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Public Health
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorHarris, Neil D.
gro.griffith.authorWiseman, Nicola S.


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