Delivering Food Safety Education to Middle School Students Using a Web-Based, Interactive, Multimedia, Computer Program     

Rebecca A. Lynch  M. Dale Steen  Todd J. Pritchard  Paul R. Buzzell  Stephen J. Pintauro 《Journal of Food Science Education》2008,7(2):35-42

ABSTRACT:  More than 76 million persons become ill from foodborne pathogens in the United States each year. To reduce these numbers, food safety education efforts need to be targeted at not only adults, but school children as well. The middle school grades are ideal for integrating food safety education into the curriculum while simultaneously contributing to national and state education standards in science, technology, and family and consumer sciences. For this project, a multimedia, self-paced online resource for delivering a food safety curriculum to middle school children was developed. Animated characters were used to deliver the lesson content. The application also included video segments, quiz feedback, and interactive games and activities. The effectiveness of the Web site was evaluated using validated cognitive and attitudinal assessment tools, and by comparing student cognitive gains to individual student learning styles. Participants were recruited from 6 middle schools in 5 states, totaling 217 students (20 sixth graders, 157 seventh graders, and 40 eighth graders). The results show that students had statistically significant modest gains in pretest to posttest knowledge and enjoyed using the Web site. The 6th grade students had significantly lower pretest to posttest improvement compared to 7th and 8th grade students, suggesting that this program may not be appropriate for this grade level. Furthermore, the results indicate that this Web-based computer application meets the needs of varying individual student learning styles.  相似文献   

Plastic people in pinstripe suits: an exploration of the views of Irish parents on the publication of school league tables     

O. McCormack  R. Lynch  J. Hennessy 《Educational studies》2015,41(5):513-533

While the publication of school league tables is prohibited by law in Ireland, the publication of data categorising university placements achieved per school has become common practice. A central argument advanced in this endeavour includes the provision of information for parents. The views of parents on this issue have, until now, not been explored in Ireland. The current paper outlines the findings of a national survey of 1915 parents on the publication of school league tables. The findings of this research highlight a widespread rejection of the practice. Concerns surrounding the narrowing of educational experience, the intensification of performance pressures and the rise of elitism in schools were noted. Calls for greater teacher accountability were also noted and deemed to transcend the publication of school league tables.  相似文献   

Improving competence through modular instruction. James D. Russell and Kathleen A. Johanningsmeier,Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company,Dubuque, Iowa, 1981. 101 Pages, $8.95, ISBN 0-8403-2396-4     

Tom Schwen  Mary Pat Lynch 《Performance Improvement》1983,22(1):40-40

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The Seminar Market by Dominick Schrello. Schrello Enterproses,Long Beach,CA. 1980, 123 pp., $95.00 hard bound     

Tom Schwen  Mary Pat Lynch 《Performance Improvement》1982,21(3):34-34

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Counseling at the workplace by Norman C. Hill. McGraw-Hill,Inc., New York,New York. 1980, 274pp., ISBN 0-07-028785-6, $13.95 hardbound     

Tom Schwen  Mary Pat Lynch 《Performance Improvement》1981,20(10):38-38

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