Teachers’ self-efficacy is related to their nutrition teaching methods.
YALÇIN, HATİCE; Ünüsan, Nurhan
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Abstract
Background: Teacher-led nutrition education is a practical method for informing children about
healthy eating at an early age. Commonly reported teacher barriers include self-efficacy and use of teaching
methods. Objective: This study is the first to evaluate preschool teachers’ self-efficacy in teaching nutrition
and their preferred teaching methods. Material and Method: Researchers recruited preschool teachers from
133 preschools in Konya. At the baseline, teachers were asked to provide deemographic information, including
their age, sex, level of education, teaching experience, previous involvement in teaching nutrition and resources used to plan nutrition lessons. The completed survey data were entered into SPSS 24. The data were analysed using descriptive statistical methods, and each question was analysed for frequencies. Kendall’s Tau-b
was used throughout the analysis to determine the relationships among the variables (self-efficacy and teaching methods). Results: All of the teachers were female. The baseline score for self-efficacy was relatively high,
with an average of 74±65.6. Teachers who demonstrated decreases in self-efficacy were those who reported
previous experience teaching nutrition, and those who showed increases in self-efficacy were those who reported no previous experience teaching nutrition. Kendall’s Tau-b showed a statistically significant relationship between self-efficacy and teaching method and indicated a statistically significant relationship between
the belief that teachers are doing a good job regarding the health of students and role playing, 0.194 (p<0.05).
Teachers believe that students’ engagement in regular physical activity and preference for well-balanced meals
increased with increased numbers of field trips (Kendall Tau b 0.260 and 0.245 respectively). Conclusions:
The study investigates teachers’ self-efficacy in teaching nutrition and preferred methods of teaching nutrition. Role-playing, field trips and project-based learning methods of nutrition teaching are directly related to
teachers’ self-efficacy. This study provides information for teachers on how to improve their nutrition education efforts for the benefit of students. Teachers’ self-efficacy and teaching methods for preschool children’s
nutrition education may have profound effects on the implementation of a nutrition education programme... Show more Show less