Students' Perspective on Active Learning in Nutrition Education.
J Nutr Educ Behav
; 52(4): 415-420, 2020 04.
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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the perception of nutrition undergraduates about the use of active methodologies as teaching-learning tools for the Nutrition Education course. METHODS: Quali-quantitative cross-sectional research with application of a structured questionnaire and subsequent use of focus groups. PARTICIPANTS: Fifty-three sixth and eighth semester nutrition students, taking or having taken the course of Nutrition Education, with mean age (SD) of 23.6 (±5.02) years; 84% were females, and 54% were sixth semester students. Ten students (8 females) participated in the qualitative phase of the research. PHENOMENON OF INTEREST: The use of active learning (AL) in the Nutrition Education course in a university with a traditional teaching method. ANALYSIS: Descriptive statistics was performed using absolute and relative frequencies, whereas qualitative analysis was based on categorical content analysis. RESULTS: Participants reported not knowing the meaning of AL, but they believed that these methodologies were useful for their learning process and different from what they had experienced in the traditional method. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: In the above-mentioned course, AL improved students' skills, which should be developed throughout their degree program, and familiarized them with methods that can be replicated in their professional life, be it in an academic career or in other fields.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Estudiantes del Área de la Salud
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Aprendizaje Basado en Problemas
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Ciencias de la Nutrición
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nutr Educ Behav
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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EDUCACAO
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos