Date of Award
8-1982
Degree Name
Specialist in Education
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Galen J. Alessi
Second Advisor
Dr. R. Wayne Fuqua
Third Advisor
Dr. Paul Mountjoy
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
This study compared three Direct Instruction procedures for teaching the labeling of food in terms of the five basic food groups (fruits, vegetables, meats, grains, and dairy products). Eighteen preschoolers served as subjects. They were randomly assigned to three experimental groups and a control group. The experimental group was assigned to one of the following instructional procedures: (1) Generative I, (2) Generative II, (3) Generative III. The sets of exercises in the procedures were taught as one track in a Direct Instruction program designed to teach nutrition knowledge. All other exercises in the program were identical for the three experimental groups. The results indicated that all three procedures taught the subjects to accurately label the food groups introduced. However, the Generative III procedure taught the labeling responses in a shorter period of time. The control group showed no gains. The results suggest that generative procedures may be useful in teaching large noun classes containing members sharing few visual features.
Recommended Citation
Boes, Jon Jeffery, "The Effects of Three Instructional Strategies on the Food Group Labeling Responses in Preschool Children" (1982). Masters Theses. 1709.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1709