Korean Journal of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회지)

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Development of 'Children's Food Avatar' Application for Dietary Education

식생활교육용 '어린이 푸드 아바타' 애플리케이션 개발

  • Cho, Joo-Han (Major of Elementary Science & Technology Education for Life, Graduate School of Seoul Nat'l University of Education) ;
  • Kim, Sook-Bae (Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Kim, Soon-Kyung (Department of Food Sciences & Nutrition, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Kim, Mi-Hyun (Department of Food and Nutrition, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Kim, Gap-Soo (Department of Computer Education, Seoul National University of Education) ;
  • Kim, Se-Na (Department of Agrofood Resources, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Kim, So-Young (Department of Agrofood Resources, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, RDA) ;
  • Kim, Jeong-Weon (Department of Science & Technology Education for Life, Seoul National University of Education)
  • 조주한 (서울교육대학교 교육대학원 초등생활과학교육 전공) ;
  • 김숙배 (전북대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김순경 (순천향대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김미현 (강원대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김갑수 (서울교육대학교 컴퓨터교육과) ;
  • 김세나 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농식품자원부) ;
  • 김소영 (농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원 농식품자원부) ;
  • 김정원 (서울교육대학교 생활과학교육과)
  • Received : 2012.11.16
  • Accepted : 2013.07.31
  • Published : 2013.08.30
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Abstract

An educational application (App) called 'Children's Food Avatar' was developed in this study by using a food DB of nutrition and functionality from Rural Development Administration (RDA) as a smart-learning mobile device for elementary school students. This App was designed for the development of children's desirable dietary habits through an on-line activity of food choices for a meal from food DB of RDA provided as Green Water Mill guide. A customized avatar system was introduced as an element of fun and interactive animation for children which provides nutritional evaluation of selected foods by changing its appearance, facial look, and speech balloon, and consequently providing chances of correcting their food choices for balanced diet. In addition, nutrition information menu was included in the App to help children understand various nutrients, their function and healthy dietary life. When the App was applied to 54 elementary school students for a week in November, 2012, significant increases in the levels of knowledge, attitude and behavior in their diet were observed compared with those of the control group (p < 0.05, 0.01). Both elementary students and teachers showed high levels of satisfaction ranging from 4.30 to 4.89 for the App, therefore, it could be widely used for the dietary education for elementary school students as a smart-learning device.

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